As a party leader, he was greatly respected by the public, who regarded him as that rara avis, an honest politician.
Occasionally, too, a marsh-harrier may be met with, but this is a rara avis even in these outlandish parts.
Such a rara avis as the grey phalarope--a wading bird like the sandpiper--occasionally finds its way to the Cotswolds.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rara avis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.