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New state rangers disturbed songbirds (7,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

western tanagers

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'songbirds' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'new state rangers disturbed' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' is an anagram indicator (the order of letters is disturbed).
'new'+'state'+'rangers'='newstaterangers'
'newstaterangers' with letters rearranged gives 'WESTERN TANAGERS'.

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