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flycatcher Definition

fly·catcher (flīkac̸h′ər)

noun

  1. any of an Old World family (Muscicapidae) of small passerine birds that catch insects in flight
  2. tyrant flycatcher

flycatcher Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spot: The valleys provide cover for small migrants such as the common warblers, spotted flycatcher and redstart.
  • see: However, I did see Semicollared Flycatcher here, which was easily located by its call in the riverside trees.
  • include: There are rare wetland species and the reserve is good for birds including spotted flycatcher, kingfishers and reed bunting.
  • pi: Nesting suggests global warming Pied flycatchers at Coedydd Aber are the latest to suggest that global warming is happening.
  • collar: Collared Flycatchers are regularly found in the extensive forest of Bialowieza.
  • find: After returning to the hotel I took a last turn around the gardens for an hour before dusk in the hope of finding flycatchers.

Preposition: in

  • summer: The usual woodland birds can be seen including blackcap, garden warbler and spotted flycatcher in summer.

Adjective modifier

  • pied: Some of their findings are illustrated in Figure 4. For how many female pied flycatchers did they observe mate choice decisions in the field?
  • spotted: Spotted flycatcher: a common migrant, noted in small numbers at many sites.
  • red-breasted: Or, come to that, golden eagle, red-breasted flycatcher, or zebra mussel?
  • common: Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Seen daily in variable number from 18 th 23 rd and the commonest widespread flycatcher.
  • black: Northern black flycatcher -- Singles on 3 dates in the Kotu area.
  • little: A flock of Scarlet Macaws was screaming by overhead while we working some nasty little flycatcher.

Modifies a noun

  • specie: Near the entrance we saw house wren, a perching gray hawk, an abundance of great kiskadees and several other flycatcher species.
  • nest: Blackcap, sedge warbler and spotted flycatcher nest here, while swallows and house martins hawk for insects.

Noun used with modifier

  • paradise: In the summer the forest is alive with nesting migrants such as the fabulous paradise flycatcher, the Indian pitta and parakeets.
  • tyrant: These included hummingbirds, parrots, tyrant flycatchers, tanagers, warblers and especially orioles.