Goatsucker? The bird form of chupah cabra?
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2025
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That made me look it up, and it turns out goat sucker birds predate the chupacabra by a couple thousand years. There was a myth that these birds drank goat milk (from the goat).
I remember reading the Dragonlance books in the 90s, and one character would talk about a cryptid called the "Goatsucker Bird" that was an amalgamation of those two things, and now I finally get that joke.
Satanic Night Jar? Fuckin badass band name.
That name goes hard!
Not only in birds, also other animals eg. Mastodon = Titts tooth
others
https://factanimal.com/fun-stuff/funniest-animal-names-in-the-world/
The guy in charge of inventing new slurs got transferred to the bird naming division at the word factory.
I smell a Ryan George video.
I wanna see the observational notes on go-away-bird.
i believe its because of the sound it makes when its startled
See for yourself here! Apparently the call sounds like "go-way", which I can KIND OF get from the audio clip on that page? Not sure I would have naturally made that connection, but sure.
Well, that's the creepiest thing I've listened to today. Also, strangely accurate. Thanks.
Birds named with literal Pokémon logic
some birds are called after their bird calls. Ie, birds that call their own names like Pokémon.
Kea
So what does the Pokémon that runs around screaming “goatsucker” do?
Depends on whether or not there's a Gogoat or a Skiddo in the team.
If there isn't, then not much.