bushtit
Small gray bird
A bushtit is a tiny, grayish songbird of western North America, known for hanging upside down while foraging and building elaborate pendulous nests.
Bushtits travel in chattering flocks through shrubs and trees: A flock of bushtits worked through the garden.
The name combines bush with tit, a family of small birds.
Perching bird order member
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- avianOf or concerning birds
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
beak · wings · perch · insectivorous · ornithology · species · birding · binoculars
Assembled group of worshippers
- clusterGathered group nearby
- groupAssembled collection of things
- bandGroup playing music together
- swarmMass of moving insects
troop · bevy · communal · roosting · huddling · chattering · acrobatic · gleaning
Hanging so as to swing
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- spiderwebsSilk structures for catching prey
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- lichensFungal-algal composite organisms
camouflage · clutch · eggs · incubation · brooding · chicks · fledgling · breeding pair
passerine
Perching bird order member
plumage · beak · wings · perch · insectivorous · ornithology · species · birding · binoculars · twitcher
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
swarm · troop · bevy · communal · roosting · huddling · chattering · acrobatic · gleaning
pendulous
Hanging so as to swing
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- spiderwebsSilk structures for catching prey
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
lichens · camouflage · clutch · eggs · incubation · brooding · chicks · fledgling · breeding pair
tiny
Extremely small in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- petiteSmall and delicate
miniature · wee · compact · elfin · teensy · bantam · bitsy · lightweight · delicate · dainty