night bird
night bird — 名詞
1. a bird that is mainly awake and active at night, such as the owl or the nighting
夜行鳥
夜間活動的鳥，如貓頭鷹
a bird that is mainly awake and active at night, such as the owl or the nightingale
The owl is a night bird that hunts mice in the dark.
貓頭鷹是一種在黑暗中獵捕老鼠的夜行鳥。
X is a night bird that + relative clause defining the category
Nightingales are famous night birds whose songs fill the forest after sunset.
夜鶯是著名的夜行鳥，牠們的歌聲在日落後充滿整片森林。
plural 'night birds' for a whole class of birds
Farmers near the marsh often hear night birds calling across the dark fields.
沼澤附近的農夫常聽見夜行鳥在漆黑的田野間鳴叫。
Nadia set up a camera to film the night birds in her garden.
Nadia 架設了一台攝影機，拍攝她花園裡的夜行鳥。
Unlike day birds, a night bird sleeps when the sun is high overhead.
和白天活動的鳥不同，夜行鳥在太陽高掛頭頂時睡覺。
- nocturnal bird
the technical term used in biology and birdwatching
- diurnal bird
a bird that is active during the day instead of at night
用法筆記
Often used in the plural and in nature or poetic writing; for a person who likes to stay up late, the usual word is 'night owl', not 'night bird'.