True Flycatcher (Noun)
Meaning
Any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The blue-and-white flycatcher is a species of true flycatcher that breeds in Japan and migrates to Southeast Asia for the winter.
- Several species of true flycatchers, including the European pied flycatcher, make their nests in tree cavities or nest boxes.
- The Paradise flycatcher is a true flycatcher species found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
- The black-and-white flycatcher, a true flycatcher species, is native to the tropical regions of Africa.
- In some parts of their range, true flycatchers such as the yellow-rumped flycatcher are considered birds of ill omen.