夜鹰 (yè yīng) — nightjar; nighthawk

Definition

Examples

• 昨晚我在山里听见夜鹰叫了。
  Zuó wǎn wǒ zài shān lǐ tīng jiàn yè yīng jiào le.
  Last night I heard a nightjar calling in the mountains.
• 夜鹰的羽毛颜色和树皮很像。
  yè yīng De yǔ máo yán sè hé shù pí hěn xiàng.
  The nightjar's feather color is very similar to tree bark.
• 这次旅行我拍到了一只夜鹰。
  Zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ pāi dào le yì zhī yè yīng.
  I managed to photograph a nighthawk on this trip.