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Passerine vs Gnatcatcher - What's the difference?

passerine | gnatcatcher |

As nouns the difference between passerine and gnatcatcher

is that passerine is any bird of the order passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species while gnatcatcher is a member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the polioptilidae family found in north america and south america, close relatives of the wrens.

As an adjective passerine

is of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

passerine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.

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    Adjective

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  • Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.

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    gnatcatcher

    English

    (wikipedia gnatcatcher) (Poliotilidae)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the Polioptilidae family found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.