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Mockingbird vs Whippoorwill - What's the difference?

mockingbird | whippoorwill |

As nouns the difference between mockingbird and whippoorwill

is that mockingbird is a long-tailed american songbird of the mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds while whippoorwill is a nocturnal insectivorous bird of north america, caprimulgus vociferus , a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.

mockingbird

English

(wikipedia mockingbird)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.

    • Usage notes

    * the family Mimidae (mimids]]) also includes thrashers, tremblers and the New World [[catbird, catbirds.

    whippoorwill

    English

    (whip-poor-will)

    Alternative forms

    * whip-poor-will

    Noun

    (wikipedia whippoorwill) (whippoorwills)
  • a nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America, Caprimulgus vociferus , a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.