pewee
Small woodland flycatcher
A pewee is a small North American flycatcher known for its plaintive whistled call that sounds like its name: pee-wee.
The word also serves as an informal term for something or someone notably small, though this sense more commonly appears as the spelling "peewee": pewee league baseball.
Insect-eating perching bird
- perchingResting while gripping
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
- woodlandsTreed land, not dense
- treetopsUppermost forest branches
nesting · songbird · feathers · migration · avian · wingbeat · ornithology · ornithologist
Shrill air-blown sounder
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
- descendingMoving downward
- songMusical piece with words
- chirpingHigh repeated animal calls
vocalization · warble · trill · melody · tune · singing · voice · timbre
Forested land area
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- treetopsUppermost forest branches
clearing · streamside · ecosystem · habitat · wildlife · biodiversity · conservation · nature reserve
flycatcher
Insect-eating perching bird
- perchingResting while gripping
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
- woodlandsTreed land, not dense
treetops · nesting · songbird · feathers · migration · avian · wingbeat · ornithology · ornithologist · binoculars
whistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
- descendingMoving downward
- songMusical piece with words
chirping · vocalization · warble · trill · melody · tune · singing · voice · timbre · resonance
woodland
Forested land area
treetops · clearing · streamside · ecosystem · habitat · wildlife · biodiversity · conservation · nature reserve
runt
Undersized offspring
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- shortyInformal term for someone small
- pipsqueakTrivial, undersized person
squirt · little one · small fry · junior · tyke · munchkin · half-pint · titch · youth sports
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- Forest Birdswoodpecker, nuthatch, chickadee, titmouse, treecreeper
- songbirdsrobin, sparrow, canary, bluebird, cardinal
- aerial insectivoresswift, swallow, nightjar, martin, flycatcher
- Flycatchersflycatcher, kingbird
- Suboscinesantbird, manakin, ovenbird, woodcreeper, bellbird