词汇 | nightjar |
释义 | nightjar noun[ C ] uk /ˈnaɪt.dʒɑːr/ us /ˈnaɪt.dʒɑːr/ a bird that has long pointed wings and a short beak and that is active at night: At night you can hear the calls of nightjars. Nightjars are very rare nocturnal birds and there are only around 3500 across Britain. An hour later bats and nightjars were swooping past our heads. Housing development threatens the home of the nightjar. Every so often a nightjar would dive out of the night, seize a bug, and vanish again. Other wild birds bird of paradise blackbird blue tit bluebird bluejay flycatcher goldfinch greenfinch honeyeater hoopoe macaw magpie martin mockingbird mynah sparrow squab starling swift swiftlet |
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