whippoorwill

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English - Turkish
i., zool. Kuzey Amerika'ya özgü bir tür çobanaldatan
English - English
a nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America, Caprimulgus vociferus, a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call
{i} songbird that is native to North America and is known for its dark spotted plumage and unique song
An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening
American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage
A whippoorwill is a North American bird that is active at night and has a call that sounds like `whip poor will'. Species (Caprimulgus vociferus) of nocturnal North American bird, similar to the nightjar, named for its resonant "whip-poor-will" call (first and third syllables accented), which it may repeat 400 times without stopping. It lives in woods near open country, where it catches insects on the wing around dusk and dawn. By day it sleeps on the forest floor or perches lengthwise on a branch. About 10 in. (25 cm) long, it has mottled brownish plumage; the male has a white collar and white tail corners. It winters as far south as Costa Rica