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Definition of Flycatcher

Flycatcher
Flycatcher Fly"catch`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing. Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and belong to the family Muscicapid[ae], as the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola). The American flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and belong to the family Tyrannid[ae], as the kingbird, pewee, crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), and the vermilion flycatcher or churinche (Pyrocephalus rubineus). Certain American flycatching warblers of the family Sylvicolid[ae] are also called flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher (Sylvania Canadensis), and the hooded flycatcher (S. mitrata). See Tyrant flycatcher.

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- Look up flycatcher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flycatcher may refer to: Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae Tyrant flycatchers, Tyrannidae Fairy...
- The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) comprise a family of p****erine birds which is found virtually throughout North and South America. It is the world's...
- The great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the...
- The willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a small insect-eating, neotropical migrant bird of the tyrant flycatcher family native to North America...
- The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small p****erine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic...
- The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small p****erine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic...
- The vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) is a small p****erine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family found throughout South America and southern...
- The Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Adults have olive upperparts, darker on the...
- The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) are a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of...
- The scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), known as swallow-tailed flycatcher or scissorstail, is a long-tailed insectivorous bird of the genus...