chuck-will's-widow
Whippoorwill's larger cousin
A chuck-will's-widow is a large nocturnal bird of the nightjar family, native to the southeastern United States.
Named for its repetitive call, which sounds like "chuck-will's-widow," the bird is closely related to the whip-poor-will but larger.
It feeds on insects and small birds caught in flight at dusk and dawn.
Nocturnal insectivorous bird
- goatsuckerNocturnal insect-catching bird
- whip-poor-willEastern nocturnal bird
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- flycatchingCapturing insects midair
wingspan · plumage · feathers · beak · nesting · fledgling · migration · habitat
Obscure in meaning
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
- hiddenKept out of sight
ground-nesting · disguise · invisible · undetectable · mimicry · covert · unseen · cloaked
nightjar
Nocturnal insectivorous bird
- goatsuckerNocturnal insect-catching bird
- whip-poor-willEastern nocturnal bird
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
flycatching · wingspan · plumage · feathers · beak · nesting · fledgling · migration · habitat · ornithology
cryptic
Obscure in meaning
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendCombine into mixture
hidden · ground-nesting · disguise · invisible · undetectable · mimicry · covert · unseen · cloaked
nightfall
Onset of darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
moonlight · darkness · nighttime · gloaming · starlight · nightbird · moth · firefly · lunar
namesake
One sharing another's name
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- whistledBlew a shrill tune
- songMusical piece with words
will's · territorial · eerie · haunting · melody · resonance · acoustics
- aerial insectivoresswift, swallow, nightjar, martin, flycatcher
- owlsbarn owl, barred owl, great horned owl, screech owl, snowy owl