Whippoorwill
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see goatsucker.
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Goatsucker - common name for nocturnal or crepuscular birds of the order Caprimulgiformes, which includes the frogmouth, the oilbird, potoos, and nightjars.
Whippoorwills get their name because of their call, which sounds like "Whip poor Will." ...
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Nightjars, frogmouths, whippoorwills
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"Whippoorwill" redirects here. For ships named Whippoorwill, see USS Whippoorwill.
The whippoorwill is common in the Eastern United States. Unlike other birds its hibernates during the winter instead of migrating. Its body temperature drops from 102 Fahrenheit 26.
Has anyone ever heard the call of a whippoorwill in a mocking bird's repertoire?
I'm facinated to read about all of the different non-bird sounds that have been heard from mockingbirds.
Often mistaken for owls, these unique birds are part of the nightjar, nighthawks, and whippoorwill family.
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 See also: Nightjar, Frogmouth, Poorwill, Sucker, Tree kangaroo
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