percher

A noun referring to a person situated on a perch, or a bird with feet adapted for perching on tree branches, a classification now generally abandoned by taxonomists.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Vogel bezeichnet, der auf einer Stange oder einem Ast sitzt, oder eine Person, die auf einer Sitzstange sitzt; eine veraltete taxonomische Bezeichnung für Sperlingsvögel.

1. Person on a perch C2 formal

   A person who is situated or sitting on a perch, such as a high seat or elevated position.

   • The percher on the high stool watched the crowd below.
   • He was a percher on the fence, observing the parade.
   • The artist painted a percher on a rooftop.

   🇩🇪Person auf einer Sitzstange

2. Perching bird C2 formal scientific

   A bird with feet adapted for perching, typically on tree branches; this classification is now largely abandoned by taxonomists.

   • The sparrow is a classic example of a percher.
   • Ornithologists once grouped many songbirds as perchers.
   • The percher's feet are designed to grip branches tightly.

   🇩🇪Sitzvogel

   Synonyme: passerineperching bird

• perchers plural form
• perchers' possessive plural form
• percher's possessive singular form