Batfowling, a now largely outdated term that refers to a hunting technique used by trapping nighttime birds, is a word that has faded from common usage. Synonyms for batfowling include bird trapping, night hunting, and nocturnal bird capture. Other similar, but less specific, words include hunting, trapping, snaring, and catching. In modern language, wildlife conservation efforts have resulted in a decrease in such hunting activities, making the term batfowling increasingly irrelevant. However, historically it was a widespread hunting technique used by many cultures for food and recreation.