goatsucker
Whippoorwill's family name
A goatsucker is a nocturnal bird of the nightjar family, named for the ancient folk belief that these birds sucked milk from goats at night.
The superstition arose from observing the birds near livestock, where they actually hunted insects.
The nighthawk and whip-poor-will are North American goatsuckers.
Nocturnal insectivorous American bird
- chuck-will's-widowLarge nocturnal insect-eating bird
- frogmouthBroad-billed nocturnal bird
- potooCryptic neotropical nightbird
- oilbirdEcholocating nocturnal South American frugivore
insectivorous · crepuscular · nocturnal · camouflage · ground-nesting · hawking · flutter · roosting
Folklore's livestock-draining monster
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
beast · hoax · alleged · elusive · unidentified · mystery · enigma · rumor
whippoorwill
Nocturnal insectivorous American bird
- chuck-will's-widowLarge nocturnal insect-eating bird
- frogmouthBroad-billed nocturnal bird
- potooCryptic neotropical nightbird
oilbird · insectivorous · crepuscular · nocturnal · camouflage · ground-nesting · hawking · flutter · roosting · tawny
chupacabra
Folklore's livestock-draining monster
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
cryptozoology · beast · hoax · alleged · elusive · unidentified · mystery · enigma · rumor · paranormal
superstition
Baseless belief in omens
udder · curse · omen · peasant · rural · misconception · witchcraft · fable · antiquity · pastoral
- Old Bird Nameschaffinch, jackdaw, lapwing, osprey, kestrel
- owlsbarn owl, barred owl, great horned owl, screech owl, snowy owl
- songbirdsrobin, sparrow, canary, bluebird, cardinal
goatsuckermutualist
Partner in mutual benefit
symbiont · pollinator · cleaner fish · oxpecker · honeybee