caprimulgiform bird

Definitions of caprimulgiform bird

1. noun

   long-winged nonpasserine birds
   types:

   caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar

   mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

   frogmouth

   insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth

   Steatornis caripensis, guacharo, oilbird

   nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter

   Caprimulgus europaeus, European goatsucker, European nightjar

   Old World goatsucker

   Caprimulgus carolinensis, chuck-will's-widow

   large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States

   Caprimulgus vociferus, whippoorwill

   American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage

   bullbat, mosquito hawk, nighthawk

   mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker

   Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, poorwill

   goatsucker of western North America

   type of:

   bird

   warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings