gnatcatcher

noun

gnat·catch·er ˈnat-ˌka-chər

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: any of a genus (Polioptila) of several small North and South American insectivorous passerine birds

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From a distance, they are easily confused with other gnatcatchers, vireos and kinglets. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024 The land is mostly covered with coastal sage scrub and supports species such as the coastal California gnatcatcher, golden eagle and Quino checkerspot butterfly. —

Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024 All told, people spotted more than 80 different avian species munching on the insects, from large trumpeter swans to teeny-tiny blue-gray gnatcatchers. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023 Martha’s Vineyard: Nineteen snow geese at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, a marbled godwit at Eel Pond in Edgartown, and a blue-gray gnatcatcher on Clay Pit Road at Aquinnah. —

BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gnatcatcher