nightjar

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von nightjar im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

çobanaldatan

(isim) çobanaldatan

Caprimulgus europaeus

keçisağan

gece kuşu

Relevante Übersetzungen

european nightjar

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) çoban aldatan

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von nightjar im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects

A goatsucker, esp

{i} species of insectivorous nocturnal bird from the genus Caprimulgus, goatsucker

of Goatsucker

or goatsucker Any of about 60-70 species of birds (family Caprimulgidae) found almost worldwide in temperate to tropical regions. The name is sometimes applied to all birds in the order Caprimulgiformes. (The name goatsucker derives from an old belief that they sucked goat's milk at night.) Nightjars are gray, brown, or reddish brown. They eat flying insects at night. The common nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) has a flat head; wide, bristle-fringed mouth; large eyes; and soft plumage that results in noiseless flight. It is about 12 in. (30 cm) long. Its North American relatives include the nighthawk and whippoorwill

the European species

Silbentrennung

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