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gnatcatcher
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gnat·catch·er  (ntkchr, -kch-)
n.
Any of several tiny North American birds of the genus Polioptila, having bluish-gray and white plumage, a long tail, and a small slender bill.
gnatcatcher [ˈnætˌkætʃə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small American songbirds of the genus Polioptila and related genera, typically having a long tail and a pale bluish-grey plumage: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers, etc.)
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Noun1.gnatcatcher - very small North American and South American warblersgnatcatcher - very small North American and South American warblers
warbler - a small active songbird
genus Polioptila, Polioptila - New World gnatcatchers
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In one short afternoon at the Center's HQ at Bentsen State Park, we saw orange orioles, green jays, mockingbirds, kingfishers and gnatcatchers, while a walk through the grounds of the beautiful Quinta Mazatlan estate revealed hummingbirds zipping among the trees.
TheGreatEscape: Take a walk on the wild side by Birmingham Mail (England)
In one short afternoon at the Center's HQ at Bentsen State Park, we saw orange orioles, green jays, mockingbirds, kingfishers and gnatcatchers, while a walk through the grounds of the beautiful Quinta Mazatlan estate revealed hummingbirds zipping among the trees.
Take a walk on the wild side; The great escape by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
The 4,000-acre (1,620-hectare) Starr Ranch Sanctuary, a National Audubon Society preserve in Orange County, California, shelters at least 22 nesting pairs of gnatcatchers and approximately 1,964 acres (795 ha) of undisturbed coastal sage scrub.
Partners restore coastal sage scrub habitat by DeSimone, Sandy / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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