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Great Eared-Nightjar
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Great Eared-Nightjar
Lyncornis macrotis
The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the largest species in the family in terms of length, which can range from 31 to 41 cm (12 to 16 in). Males weigh an average of 131 g (4.6 oz) and females weigh an average of 151 g (5.3 oz) so it the second heaviest species in the family after the nacunda nighthawk.
From the article Great eared nightjar on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The great eared nightjar is the largest species in the family in terms of length, which can range from 31 to 41 cm (12 to 16 in). Males weigh an average of 131 g (4.6 oz) and females weigh an average of 151 g (5.3 oz), making it the second heaviest species in the family after the nacunda nighthawk. The nightjar has grey-brown, mottled, streaked and stripey plumage. They also have pointed wings and long tails as well as short wide beaks that open to around 120°.
Range & habitat
It is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia with populations in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Southwest China, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or moist lowland tropical forests.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Like other nightjars they are nocturnal, active at dusk and at night. They have a distinctive call which includes a sharp tsiik followed by a pause and a two-syllable ba-haaww.
Breeding. The nest is a scrape on the ground and the clutch consists of a single egg. The chick is well camouflaged among leaf litter.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 201064.