whinchat

American  

[hwin-chat, win-] / ˈʰwɪnˌtʃæt, ˈwɪn- /

noun

1. a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.

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whinchat British  

/ ˈwɪnˌtʃæt /

noun

1. an Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, having a mottled brown-and-white plumage with pale cream underparts: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)

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Etymology

Origin of whinchat

First recorded in 1670–80; whin + chat

Example Sentences

Many bird species have also been observed on the site, including the curlew, wigeon, skylark, warbler, ringed plover, and whinchat.

From The Verge

The phrase means a cold, or sickly, person and derives from the whinchat bird, known locally as the winnard, which migrates in winter to warmer places.

From BBC

There were stonechats and whinchats then as now.

From Project Gutenberg

So I believe would the whinchat, but I have no practical knowledge of either as pets.

From Project Gutenberg

The whinchat in the mud upon its claws, Storm driven from its course to sea, brings life Of animal and plant to virgin shores, And islands strange and new.

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