Old World flycatcher
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Old World flycatcher — For other uses of the term flycatcher, see Flycatcher (disambiguation). Old World Flycatchers White eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Melaenornis fischeri Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Old World flycatcher — noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing • Syn: ↑true flycatcher, ↑flycatcher • Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird • Hyponyms: ↑spotted flycatcher, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Old World warbler — The Old World Warblers is the name used to describe a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Two families… … Wikipedia
Old World babbler — Babblers Red billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Flycatcher — There are various families of bird termed flycatchers : * The Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae * The Tyrant flycatchers, Tyrannidae * The Monarch flycatchers, Dicruridae * The Silky flycatchers, PtilogonatidaeFlycatcher could also refer to:*… … Wikipedia
Flycatcher — Fly catch er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing. [1913 Webster] Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and belong to the family {Muscicapid[ae]}, as the spotted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flycatcher — [flī′kach΄ər] n. 1. any of an Old World family (Muscicapidae) of small passerine birds that catch insects in flight 2. TYRANT FLYCATCHER … English World dictionary
flycatcher — /fluy kach euhr/, n. 1. any of numerous Old World birds of the family Muscicapidae, that feed on insects captured in the air. 2. Also called tyrant flycatcher. any of numerous similar American birds of the family Tyrannidae. [1590 1600; FLY2 +… … Universalium
flycatcher — fly•catch•er [[t]ˈflaɪˌkætʃ ər[/t]] n. 1) orn Also called tyrant flycatcher any of numerous New World suboscine birds of the family Tyrannidae, that sally from perches to catch insects in the air. 2) orn any of numerous similar Old World… … From formal English to slang
Asian Paradise-flycatcher — Adult male in Sri Lanka Conservation status … Wikipedia
