chat2

noun

• 1 [often in combination] a small Old World songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.

  • Saxicola and other genera, family Turdidae: numerous species. See also bushchat, stonechat, whinchat

• 2 [with modifier] any of a number of small songbirds with harsh calls:

  • a New World warbler that typically has a yellow or pink breast (genera Icteria and Granatellus, family Parulidae). an Australian songbird related to the honeyeaters, the male of which is either mainly yellow or boldly marked (genera Ephthianura and Ashbyia, family Ephthianuridae).