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flycatcher [ˈflaɪˌkætʃə] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small insectivorous songbird of the Old World subfamily Muscicapinae, having small slender bills fringed with bristles: family Muscicapidae See also spotted flycatcher 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any American passerine bird of the family Tyrannidae ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Bad timing A study of pied flycatchers found populations shrinking in regions where climate change knocked the foodsupply cycle out of sync with the birds' migration to breeding grounds (169: 276). The flycatcher, distinguishable from other flycatchers only by its song, makes its home in the scrubby wet areas of the preserve's bog. And while it's unusual to see one of these mainly nocturnal cats, birders are often thrilled to find thick-billed parrots, elegant trogons, golden eagles and vermilion flycatchers in the Sierra Madre. |
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