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;[[:Category:Lyncornis|Lyncornis]] macrotis | ;[[:Category:Lyncornis|Lyncornis]] macrotis | ||
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| − | [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]]<br /> | + | [[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]]<br /> |
| − | Southeast Asia: | + | '''Southeast Asia''': found in [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Sulawesi]] |
| − | [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Sulawesi]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
It was formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Eurostopodus|Eurostopodus]]''. | It was formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Eurostopodus|Eurostopodus]]''. | ||
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Their diet includes moths, beetles, termites etc. The hawk for these over forest clearings and nearby fields. | Their diet includes moths, beetles, termites etc. The hawk for these over forest clearings and nearby fields. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1873775 Birdforum thread] discussing Nightjar taxonomy |
#Avibase | #Avibase | ||
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 19 November 2014
- Lyncornis macrotis
Eurostopodus macrotis
Identification
31–40 cm
- Brown speckled and spotted buff upper parts
- Noticeable ears
Sexes similar
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, India, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Sulawesi
Taxonomy
It was formerly placed in the genus Eurostopodus.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- L. m. bourdilloni:
- South-western India
- L. m. cerviniceps:
- Bangladesh and north-eastern India to southern China, Indochina and northern Malay Peninsula
- L. m. jacobsoni:
- Simeulue Island (off north-western Sumatra)
- L. m. macrotis:
- Northern and eastern Philippine Islands
- L. m. macropterus:
- Sulawesi, Talaud Island, Sangihe Island, Banggai Island. and Sula Island
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest and forest edges, often near water.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet includes moths, beetles, termites etc. The hawk for these over forest clearings and nearby fields.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing Nightjar taxonomy
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Eared Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Eared_Nightjar
