Türkisch - Englisch
Definition von empidonax im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch
- flycatcher
- Any of several birds, of the families Muscicapidae (in Europe and Asia) and Tyrannidae (in the Americas), that catch insects in flight
- {n} one who flies, a genus of birds of various species
- any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
- large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
- One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing
- {i} type of bird that eats insects
- a type of small bird that catches flies and other insects in the air. Any of numerous small passerine birds that capture insects on the wing, particularly more than 100 Old World species of the family Muscicapidae and more than 400 New World species called tyrant flycatchers (family Tyrannidae). The most common Old World species, the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), is 5.5 in. (14 cm) long and streaked grayish brown. It inhabits open woodlands and gardens eastward from Europe, where it breeds, through Asia. Tyrant flycatchers include the manakins, pewees, kingbirds, becards, and cotingas, among others. Most have a large head, short legs, and a broad bill (e.g., phoebes)