General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are only tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Japanese word for 'nightjar' is ヨタカ yo-taka 'night-hawk', written with the Chinese characters 夜鷹. It may also be written 蚊母鳥 'mosquito mother bird' or 怪鴟 'strange hawk/owl'. Both of these are actually Chinese names of the bird that have been borrowed in written form but customarily read ヨタカ yo-taka in Japanese. The name yo-taka gives the appearance of being of Japanese origin since it uses native Japanese elements.
The characters 蚊母鳥 'mosquito mother bird' may also be read ブンボチョウ bunbo-chō, an on-yomi (Chinese style reading) indicating an actual borrowing from Chinese. As a result, 蚊母鳥 can be read either ヨタカ yo-taka or ブンボチョウ bunbo-chō.
Another name is カスイドリ (蚊吸い鳥) ka-sui-dori meaning 'mosquito-sucking bird'.
Unmodified, ヨタカ yo-taka refers to Caprimulgus indicus.
Species names
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