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Old World flycatcher

DEFINITIONS OF: Old World flycatcher

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n any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing

Synonyms:
flycatcher, true flycatcher
Types:
Muscicapa grisola, Muscicapa striata, spotted flycatcher
common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage
thickhead, whistler
Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
Type of:
oscine, oscine bird
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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