spotted flycatcher

Other forms: spotted flycatchers

Definitions of spotted flycatcher
  1. noun
    common European woodland flycatcher with greyish-brown plumage
    synonyms: Muscicapa grisola, Muscicapa striata
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    type of:
    Old World flycatcher, flycatcher, true flycatcher
    any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
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