Noun
flycatcher -
large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
New World flycatcher ,
tyrant flycatcher ,
tyrant bird
tyrannid a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
superfamily tyrannidae ,
tyrannidae New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada
kingbird ,
tyrannus tyrannus large American flycatcher
contopus virens ,
pewee ,
wood pewee ,
peewee ,
peewit ,
pewit small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
phoebe bird ,
sayornis phoebe ,
phoebe small dun-colored North American flycatcher
pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus ,
vermillion flycatcher ,
firebird tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
cotinga ,
chatterer passerine bird of New World tropics
flycatcher -
any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Old World flycatcher ,
true flycatcher
oscine ,
oscine bird passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
family muscicapidae ,
muscicapidae Old World (true) flycatchers
muscicapa grisola ,
muscicapa striata ,
spotted flycatcher common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage
