1. Medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
   "A flock of snowbirds descended on the berry-laden trees";
   - fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
    
2. White Arctic bunting
   "snowbirds swooped across the tundra in a white flurry";
   - snow bunting, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis
    
3. Small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
   "Juncos are often called snowbirds due to their winter appearances";
   - junco
    
4. [N. Amer, informal] Someone from a northern US state or Canada who spends winter in a warm southern US state
   "Many snowbirds from Michigan spend their winters in Florida"

Derived forms: snowbirds

Type of: bunting, finch, thrush

Part of: genus Junco, genus Plectrophenax, genus Turdus, Plectrophenax, Turdus

Encyclopedia: Snowbird, Utah