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Nightjar vs Oilbird - What's the difference?

nightjar | oilbird |

As nouns the difference between nightjar and oilbird

is that nightjar is any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects while oilbird is , a nocturnal south american bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.

nightjar

English

Noun

(wikipedia nightjar) (en noun)
  • Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.

    • oilbird

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia oilbird)
  • , a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.