Songbirds include more than 5,000 bird species, which is nearly half of the world’s birds. Many songbirds are characterized as beautiful music makers, like the thrush or the wren, but some have a harsher sound, like the crow.

 Like we have to learn how to speak, songbirds have to learn how to sing. That’s right – though it is natural for songbirds to sing, they have to practice to get their songs just right. The songs they sing are largely unique to each species, though some birds, like the Northern Mockingbird, are capable of singing up to several hundred songs. Now, that’s a lot of songs to remember!