Great eared nightjar

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Great eared nightjar
L. m. macropterus from Sulawesi
Call of L. m. bourdilloni recorded in
Vazhachal, Kerala
, India

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Lyncornis
Species:
L. macrotis
Binomial name
Lyncornis macrotis
(Vigors, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Eurostopodus mindanensis

The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of

Caprimulgidae. It is found in southwest India and in parts of Southeast Asia
. This very large nightjar has long barred wings, a barred tail and long ear-tufts which are often recumbent. It has a white throat band but has no white on its wings or on its tail.

Taxonomy

The great eared nightjar was

molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 that found large genetic differences between the great eared nightjar and other species in Eurostopodus.[3][4] The genus name Lyncornis combines the Ancient Greek lunx / lunkos (meaning "lynx") with ornis, meaning "bird". The specific epithet macrotis is from the Ancient Greek makrōtēs, meaning "long-eared" (from makros meaning "long" and ous, ōtos meaning "ear").[5]

Five subspecies are recognised:[3]

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.[6]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia with populations in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka,[7] Bangladesh,[1] India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or moist lowland tropical forests.

Behaviour

Like other nightjars they are 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.[8]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22689690A181755129.en
    . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Vigors, Nicholas Aylward (1831). "Caprimulgus macrotis". Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London. 1 (8): 97.
  3. ^
    Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars"
    . IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. PMID 20123032
    .
  5. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
    .
  6. ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5
    .
  7. ^ Soysa, W. C., A. A. T. Amarasinghe and D. M. S. S. Karunarathna (2007). A record of the Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis Vigors, 1830 (Aves: Caprimulgidae), from Sri Lanka, Siyoth, 2 (1): 88–90.
  8. ^ Strijk JS (2004). "Description of the nest and nestling of Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis from Luzon, Philippines" (PDF). Forktail. 20: 128–129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-10.

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