Stonechat (Noun)
Meaning
Common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- A stonechat perched on a branch, its black and reddish-brown plumage standing out against the cloudy sky.
- The stonechat's distinctive call echoed across the heathland, a series of sharp, melodic notes.
- During the breeding season, stonechats are fiercely territorial and will aggressively defend their patches of scrubland.
- As the weather grew colder, the stonechat's usual habit of hovering in mid-air to catch insects became less frequent.
- In the garden, a stonechat visited the bird feeder, its reddish-brown breast glowing warmly in the early morning sun.