night birds
Owls and nightjars
Night birds are birds active primarily after dark—owls, nightjars, and nighthawks among them.
The term extends figuratively to people who prefer staying up late: The café attracts night birds who linger past midnight.
Sometimes spelled as one word: nightbirds.
- nightjarNocturnal insectivorous bird
- whippoorwillNocturnal insectivorous American bird
- owlNocturnal feathered predator
- hootingCrying like an owl
- darknessTotal absence of light
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