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
Related terms
* whippoorwill