Great Eared-nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)

Other Names (World)
Great Eared-Nightjar, Greater Eared-nightjar, Philippine Eared-nightjar, Giant Eared-nightjar, Great Eared Nightjar

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
40 - 41 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (mainland), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines (B), Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (75)...)

Great Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) [XC21014]
by Desmond Allen from Linggi, Simeulue, Indonesia (song)

Great Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) [XC369294]
by Peter Boesman from Thattekad--The Hornbill Camp, Ernakulam County, Kerala, India (song)

Subspecies
Genus tentatively merged into Caprimulgus by one author, but this proposal has received very little support. Formerly placed in genus Lyncornis. Internal taxonomy requires further study.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

bourdilloni Hume, 1875 - South-western India.
cerviniceps Gould, 1838 - Bangladesh and north-eastern India east to extreme southern China and south through Indochina to northern Malaysia.
jacobsoni Junge, 1936 - Simeulue I (off north-western Sumatra).
macrotis (Vigors, 1831) - Northern and eastern Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Siargao, Mindanao, Basilan).
macropterus Bonaparte, 1850 - Northern and central Sulawesi, Talaud Is, Sangihe, Banggai Is and Sula Is.

References
See References.

Files:

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