The common Whip-Poor-Will's diet usually consists of flying insects
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The whippoorwill sings at night, on warm summer evenings.
One example of an animal with an onomatopoeic name is the cuckoo, named after the sound that the male bird makes, "cuck-oo." Another example is the whip-poor-will, named after its distinctive call that sounds like "whip-poor-will."
The call of a whip bird is made by two birds - usually a male and female, when they duet. The male makes a "whip" sound while the female makes a "crack" sound, creating a distinctive call together.
Whip-poor-wills are nocturnal birds that can be found in forested areas, fields, and open woodlands across North and Central America. They prefer habitats with dense foliage and often make their nests on the ground in leaf litter or grass.
The Eastern Whip-poor-will is a Florida songbird known for singing at night. Its distinctive call sounds like "whip-poor-will," which can often be heard in the evening and throughout the night in wooded areas.
The whippoorwill sings at night, on warm summer evenings.
Insects, which they catch on the wing.
One example of an animal with an onomatopoeic name is the cuckoo, named after the sound that the male bird makes, "cuck-oo." Another example is the whip-poor-will, named after its distinctive call that sounds like "whip-poor-will."
The Whip-poor-will got it's name from it's song which is a loud "whip-poor-will, with an accent on the first and last syllables.
Decades ago, people noticed Whip-poor-wills flying above their livestock at dusk. They thought that they were sucking the goat's milk, when they were actually feeding on the insects around the animals. So they blamed the bird for the goats running dry.
It sounds exactly like the bird's name, "whip, poor, will..Accent on last syllable. A good site to hear bird songs is Cornell Lab of Ornithology, "All About Birds".
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Whip-poor-will_dtl.html#sound Sounds like whip-poor-will!
Birds of the family Caprimulgidae, poor wills, night hawks, whip poor wills, chuck will's widows are mainly night flying insect eaters.
A whip-poor-willâ??s bill can also be called a beak. The whip-poor-will has a relatively short bill. Whip-poor-wills are often confused with Chuck-willâ??s-widow because of the similarity of their call signs.
The call of a whip bird is made by two birds - usually a male and female, when they duet. The male makes a "whip" sound while the female makes a "crack" sound, creating a distinctive call together.
A whip-poor-will's call is a distinctive song that sounds like its name, with three clear notes often described as "whip-poor-will." Some people say it sounds like "whip-poor-will" or "chuck-will's-widow." It is typically heard during the evening and night.
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