night bird
Owl, for one
A night bird is any bird active primarily at night—owls, nightjars, and nightingales are the classic examples.
Figuratively, a night bird is a person who prefers staying up late or being active after dark: She's always been a night bird, doing her best work after midnight.
The term carries a romantic or slightly mysterious quality that night owl lacks.
Nocturnal insectivorous bird
- whippoorwillNocturnal insectivorous American bird
- potooCryptic neotropical nightbird
- frogmouthBroad-billed nocturnal bird
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
kakapo · woodcock · nightingale · mockingbird · chuck-will's-widow · oilbird · crepuscular · insectivore
nightjar
Nocturnal insectivorous bird
- whippoorwillNocturnal insectivorous American bird
- potooCryptic neotropical nightbird
- frogmouthBroad-billed nocturnal bird
kiwi · kakapo · woodcock · nightingale · mockingbird · chuck-will's-widow · oilbird · crepuscular · insectivore · camouflage
hoot
Owl's cry
silent flight · talons · binocular vision · pellet · hunting · roosting · barn owl · snowy owl · tawny · burrowing owl
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
dusk · midnight · silhouette · glide · wingspan · haunting · eerie · call · song · flutter
- strixscreech owl
- death omensbanshee, death knell, death rattle, Grim Reaper, harbinger