typical flycatcher
bird
Also known as: Muscicapinae, Old World flycatcher
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characteristics
- In tyrant flycatcher
Like the Old World flycatchers of the family Muscicapidae, the fly-catching tyrannids dart from a perch to seize insects on the wing. The bills of such forms of flycatcher are broad, flattened, and slightly hooked, with bristles at the base that appear to serve as aids in…
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