nightfowl means any of various birds active during the nighttime or associated with night; a nocturnal bird. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 98 out of 100.
nightfowl is pronounced /ˈnaɪt.faʊl/.
Etymology
From night + fowl.
noun
- Any of various birds active during the nighttime or associated with night; a nocturnal bird.“Upon the middle of the night,
Waking she heard the nightfowl crow:
The cock sung out an hour ere light”