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Nightjar vs Poorwill - What's the difference?

nightjar | poorwill |

As nouns the difference between nightjar and poorwill

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 poorwill is nightjar (bird).

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.

    • poorwill

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • nightjar (bird)

    • Related terms

    * whippoorwill