Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "blackbird" wani nau'i ne na tsuntsu mai baƙar fata, yawanci namiji na nau'in Turdus merula. Ana samun wannan tsuntsu a yawancin sassan duniya, ciki har da Turai, Asiya, Arewacin Afirka, da New Zealand. An san namijin blackbird don gashin fuka-fukan baƙar fata na musamman, zoben ido mai launin rawaya, da waƙar farin ciki. Matar blackbird tana da gashin fuka-fukan launin ruwan kasa da kamanni mara kyau. Kalmar "blackbird" tana iya nufin wasu nau'in tsuntsaye masu baƙar fata. Bugu da ƙari, ana iya amfani da "blackbird" ta hanyar misali don komawa ga mutumin da yake shiru ko mai ɓoyewa, ko kuma a matsayin kalmar magana ga ɗan leƙen asiri ko mai ba da labari.