Great Eared Nightjar

Lyncornis macrotis - Engoulevent oreillard

Engoulevent oreillard
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Lyncornis

  • Species
    :

    macrotis

Descriptor

Vigors, 1831

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 40 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Great Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Lyncornis macrotis macrotis (n and e Philippines)
  • Lyncornis macrotis cerviniceps (Bangladesh and ne India to s China, Indochina and n Malay Pen.)
  • Lyncornis macrotis bourdilloni (sw India)
  • Lyncornis macrotis jacobsoni (Simeulue I.. off nw Sumatra.)
  • Lyncornis macrotis macropterus (Sulawesi, Talaud, Sangihe, Banggai and Sula Is.)

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent oreillard,
  • Chotacabras orejudo,
  • noitibó-orelhudo,
  • Riesennachtschwalbe,
  • óriás-füleslappantyú,
  • Grote Nachtzwaluw,
  • Succiacapre orecchiuto maggiore,
  • större öronnattskärra,
  • Hornnattravn,
  • nočnár veľký,
  • lelek ušatý,
  • Stor Hornnatravn,
  • isokorvakehrääjä,
  • enganyapastors orellut,
  • rogatnik duży,
  • Большой южноазиатский козодой,
  • Taktarau besar,
  • オオミミヨタカ,
  • 毛腿耳夜鹰,
  • นกตบยุงยักษ์,
  • 毛腿夜鷹,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Engoulevent oreillard
published: - Updated: 03-08-2008
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