The great eared nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1831)
Reference:
Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London
Part 1 no.8 p.97
Protonym:
Caprimulgus macrotis
Type locality:
Manila.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861505
Avibase ID:
C5E15B3173536BE6
Avibase ID:
avibase-C5E15B31
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C5E15B31
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555537
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent oreillard ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent oreillard ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Great Eared-nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Great Eared-nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Great Eared Nightjar ( Lyncornis macrotis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Great Eared Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Eurostopodus macrotis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Eurostopodus macrotis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Eurostopodus macrotis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Great Eared-Nightjar ( Eurostopodus macrotis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eurostopodus macrotis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lyncornis macrotis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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