--- title: "How to pronounce \"widowbird\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"widowbird\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/ScDG8MFr8uw/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widowbird" --- # How to pronounce "widowbird" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/wɪdɒwbɪrd/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **wi·dow·bird** ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - Alternative spelling of widow bird (“bird species in family Viduidae; bird species in genus Euplectes”). ### Example Sentences - "African Widowbirds have--the males have naturally long tails, and they control territories within which two, three, four, five females might nest." - "So here we have a long-tailed widowbird, and this is how they would normally look." ### Common Phrases - african widowbird - long-tailed widowbird - widowbird african ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "widowbird" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "He wanted to work on the African Widowbird. African Widowbirds have--the males have naturally long tails, and they control territories within which two, three, four, five females might nest. So what Malte did--by the way, he did this in Masai Mara, in Kenya--he shortened tails on some Widowbirds by simply" - **Watch at 25:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDG8MFr8uw&t=1547s) ### Example 2 > "In fact, you'll be surprised to know that males dress to impress the women, and I'll show you how. So here we have a long-tailed widowbird, and this is how they would normally look. But when it comes to the breeding season, everything changes, and this is how he looks." - **Watch at 3:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5BhwLzoqg&t=226s) ### Example 3 *Accent: US* > "He wanted to work on the African Widowbird." - **Watch at 25:44**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDG8MFr8uw&t=1544s) ### Example 4 *Accent: US* > "And so the data indicate that female Widowbirds were building nests on territories of males with longer tails." - **Watch at 26:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDG8MFr8uw&t=1605s) ### Example 5 *Accent: US* > "So what Malte did--by the way, he did this in Masai Mara, in Kenya--he shortened tails on some Widowbirds by simply" - **Watch at 25:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDG8MFr8uw&t=1556s) ## How to Pronounce "widowbird" - **Syllables**: wi · dow · bird - **IPA**: `/wɪdɒwbɪrd/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [wid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wid), [widder](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widder), [widderer](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widderer), [widdershins](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widdershins), [widdle](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widdle), [widdled](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widdled), [widdler](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widdler), [widdles](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/widdles) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “widowbird”? “widowbird” is pronounced /wɪdɒwbɪrd/ (wi · dow · bird). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “widowbird”? “widowbird” has 3 syllables: wi · dow · bird. ### What does “widowbird” mean? Alternative spelling of widow bird (“bird species in family Viduidae; bird species in genus Euplectes”). ### How can I hear “widowbird” used in real sentences? This page has 5 real-world video examples of “widowbird” with synchronized subtitles. 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