noun
definition
Any of many kinds of birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight.
Examples of flycatcher in a Sentence
The valleys provide cover for small migrants such as the common warblers, spotted flycatcher and redstart.
However, I did see Semicollared flycatcher here, which was easily located by its call in the riverside trees.
There are rare wetland species and the reserve is good for birds including spotted flycatcher, kingfishers and reed bunting.
The scissor-tailed flycatcher, or Texas bird of paradise, is common on the prairies and in the lightly wooded districts.
Or, come to that, golden eagle, red-breasted flycatcher, or zebra mussel?
A flock of Scarlet Macaws was screaming by overhead while we working some nasty little flycatcher.
In the summer the forest is alive with nesting migrants such as the fabulous Paradise flycatcher, the Indian pitta and parakeets.
Bird highlights here included streaked flycatcher, white shouldered tanager, crested guan and orange collared manakin.
First bird up was a stunning male Orange-breasted Bunting, closely followed by an Ash-throated Flycatcher.
From here we will visit salinas near the town of Colorado to see shorebirds and perhaps other migrants such as Scissor-tailed Flycatcher.
Hawthorn and blackthorn scrub has covered areas of the banks turning them into a haven for warblers and spotted flycatcher.
The thin scatter of commoner migrants included 12 whinchats between the Bill and Barleycrates Lane and a Pied Flycatcher at Reap Lane.
Also seen by a few of us Firecrest and Pied Flycatcher, Great-spotted woodpecker and a few common whitethroats.
Near the entrance we saw house wren, a perching gray hawk, an abundance of great kiskadees and several other flycatcher species.
Rufous-browed Flycatcher in its sublime beauty lies in wait to show inside the lower branches.
The thin scatter of commoner migrants included 12 Whinchats between the Bill and Barleycrates Lane and a Pied Flycatcher at Reap Lane.
Also seen by a few of us Firecrest and Pied Flycatcher, Great-spotted woodpecker and a few Common whitethroats.