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See also: Nicator
English
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Etymology
[edit]From the genus name.
Noun
[edit]nicator (plural nicators)
- Any of several passerine birds in the genus Nicator.
- 1996, African Study Monographs: Supplementary issue - Issues 22-27:
- West African nicators (amapopo) are closely associated with chimpanzees, which are said to be found where this bird sings beautifully.
- 2016, Warwick Tarboton, Guide to Birds of the Kruger National Park, →ISBN:
- The nicators, which resemble a cross between a greenbul and a bushshrike, comprise just three species, all found in Africa.
- 2016, Irby J. Lovette, John W. Fitzpatrick, Handbook of Bird Biology, →ISBN, page 55:
- With relatively large, hooked bills, the nicators feed on a variety of invertebrates and small vertebrates.