grasslandbirds
nounUK /ˈɡrɑːslænd bɜːdz/
US /ˈɡræslænd bɝːdz/
Birds that live in open fields covered with grass.
The grasslandbirds nested among the tall wild grasses.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A collective term for bird species adapted to prairie and savanna ecosystems.
Conservationists tracked grasslandbirds across the northern prairies.
3. Birds whose diet and nesting depend on grasses and low vegetation.
Grasslandbirds like bobolinks feed on seeds and insects in the meadow.
4. A category used in ecology to group birds of open grassy habitats.
The survey counted grasslandbirds separately from forest species.