small beak

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Refers to the overall size of a bird's beak being not large.

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Examples (10)

  • The finch has a small, conical beak ideal for cracking open seeds.
  • We identified the bird as a warbler due to its thin, small beak.
  • A chickadee's small beak is surprisingly strong for its size.
  • The fledgling, with its tiny body and even smaller beak, chirped for its mother.
  • How can a bird with such a small beak make such a loud sound?
  • Unlike parrots, sparrows have a small beak and cannot mimic human speech.
  • The drawing detailed every feather and the bird's delicate, small beak.
  • Its diet consists of tiny insects that it skillfully catches with its small beak.
  • The biologist noted that this species had evolved a smaller beak over the centuries.
  • A bird with a very small beak would have difficulty eating large nuts.