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caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
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frogmouth
insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
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Steatornis caripensis, guacharo, oilbird
nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
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Caprimulgus europaeus, European goatsucker, European nightjar
Old World goatsucker
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Caprimulgus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widow
large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
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Caprimulgus vociferus, whippoorwill
American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
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bullbat, mosquito hawk, nighthawk
mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
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Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, poorwill
goatsucker of western North America
