bluethroat

bluethroat

▪ bird
 (Erithacus svecicus or Luscinia svecica), Eurasian chat-thrush of the thrush family, Turdidae (order Passeriformes). The bluethroat is aobut 14 centimetres (5 1/2 inches) long and has a bright blue throat, incorporating a crescentic spot of red or white, depending on the subspecies. Found from western Europe eastward to western Alaska, the bluethroat is essentially a bird of damp thickets in mountains, but in western Europe it occurs in lowlands also. It has a rich, varied, warbling song.

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  • Bluethroat — Blue throat , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia ({Cyanecula Suecica}), related to the nightingales; called also {blue throated robin} and {blue throated warbler}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bluethroat — Taxobox name = Bluethroat status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Muscicapidae genus = Luscinia species = L. svecica binomial = Luscinia svecica… …   Wikipedia

  • Bluethroat — mėlyngurklė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Luscinia svecica angl. Bluethroat vok. Blaukehlchen …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • bluethroat — paprastoji mėlyngurklė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Luscinia svecica angl. bluethroat vok. Blaukehlchen, n rus. варакушка, f pranc. gorgebleue à miroir, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – lakštingalos sinonimas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • bluethroat — noun A small Old World passerine bird, , the male in spring having a bright blue throat …   Wiktionary

  • bluethroat — n. (Zoology) songbird native to northern Europe and Asia and related to the nightingales …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bluethroat — noun a songbird resembling the robin, of which the male has a blue throat with a red or white spot in the centre. [Luscinia svecicus.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • bluethroat — noun songbird of northern Europe and Asia • Syn: ↑Erithacus svecicus • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Erithacus, ↑genus Erithacus …   Useful english dictionary

  • bluethroat pikeblenny — /blooh throht /. See under pikeblenny. [1870 75; BLUE + THROAT] * * * …   Universalium

  • bluethroat pikeblenny — noun found from Florida to Cuba • Syn: ↑Chaenopsis ocellata • Hypernyms: ↑pikeblenny • Member Holonyms: ↑Chaenopsis, ↑genus Chaenopsis * * * /blooh throht /. See under …   Useful english dictionary

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