It says its name, whip poor will.
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The only other name I can find is nightjar, which applies to all members of the Caprimulgidae family, such as the nighthawk, and chuck will's widow, as well as the whippoorwill.
Google it, or check out Cornell Lab of Ornithology webpage.
Mainly flying insects, which are caught in flight.
It says its name, whip poor will.
The whippoorwill sound is a haunting, repetitive call made by the whippoorwill bird during the night. It is often described as a series of three to eight notes that sound like "whip-poor-will," with each note slightly higher in pitch than the last. The call is used by male whippoorwills to attract mates and establish territory.
It says it's name. An endlessly repeated "whip, poor, will.
A whippoorwill sounds like a person whistling very softly when it sings.
No. Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the thing. Bang, Pop. Crackle. The birds- cuckoo, bob white and whippoorwill all have calls that sound like their name.
Whippoorwill is a name of a bird with a rather distinctive call... 'The whippoorwill has a distinctive call'.
a whippoorwill is about the size of a blue jay
That depends on what you mean by *chirps*. The whippoorwill's song says, "whip-or-will" making it 3 syllables. Normally it sings this twice in a row. Hope this answers your questions. lowery1101 In the summer whippoorwill's can sing for hours on end without pausing.
The Whippoorwill Club was created in 1928.
I would assume that the whippoorwill's bill is the same as other birds'... a NIB.
A whippoorwill is a nocturnal bird of North America, Latin name Caprimulgus vociferus.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils, the band, wrote a song about it called "Whippoorwill".