Flycatching Warbler (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The brightly colored yellow flycatching warbler was a favorite among the birdwatchers on the guided tour.
- Birders spent hours observing the northern flycatching warbler, a migratory bird species, at the bird sanctuary.
- Ornithologists had tracked the populations of southern flycatching warblers in order to monitor changes in environmental factors affecting them.
- Unlike its closely related northern relative, the Bachman's flycatching warbler breeds deep in pine stands rather than conifer or boreal mixed forest edges.
- Most amateur naturalists reported they encountered Canada flycatching warblers predominantly foraging and socializing high within cedars near major freshwater resources during long coastal transmigration segments.