Nightjar Synonyms

nītjär
Mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. goatsucker
  2. caprimulgid

Words Related to Nightjar

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. nightjars
  2. frogmouth
  3. scops-owl
  4. eagle-owl
  5. white-backed
  6. spurfowl
  7. black-billed
  8. white-breasted
  9. hoopoe
  10. francolin
  11. red-fronted
  12. parrotbill
  13. rufous-tailed
  14. bluethroat
  15. rufous-bellied

Nightjar Sentence Examples

  • Before long a single male nightjar put on a very good display clearly visible against the night sky.

  • Indian nightjar Several of these small, delicate nightjars seen pre-dawn at Bundala together with one spotlighted elephant which gave us rather a start.

  • The nightjar, now considered a subspecies of Rufous Nightjar, is rarely seen outside of the breeding season.

  • Photo courtesy RSPB Several nationally uncommon species occur on the heath including the Grayling butterfly, and breeding Stonechat, Dartford Warbler and Nightjar.

  • A visit in the evening might be rewarded by seeing woodcock ' roding ' overhead and hearing the song of the mysterious nightjar.

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