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Great Eared-Nightjar

Lyncornis macrotis (Vigors, NA 1831)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Lyncornis
Scientific:
  Lyncornis macrotis


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C5E15B3173536BE6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C5E15B31

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C5E15B31


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555537

Geographic range:

  • Lyncornis macrotis macrotis: Philippines (except West Visayas and Palawan group)
  • Lyncornis macrotis cerviniceps: Bangladesh and northeastern India to southern China, Indochina, and northern Malay Peninsula
  • Lyncornis macrotis bourdilloni: southwestern India
  • Lyncornis macrotis jacobsoni: Simeulue Island (off northwestern Sumatra)
  • Lyncornis macrotis macropterus: Sulawesi region including Sangihe and Talaud (off northeastern Sulawesi), and Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi)
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English:
Great Eared-Nightjar
Catalan:
Enganyapastors orellut
Czech:
lelek ušatý
Danish:
Stor Hornnatravn
German:
Riesennachtschwalbe
Spanish:
Chotacabras Orejudo
Spanish (Spain):
Chotacabras Orejudo
Finnish:
isokorvakehrääjä
French:
Engoulevent oreillard
Croatian:
krunati leganj
Hungarian:
óriás-füleslappantyú
Italian:
Succiacapre orecchiuto maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
oomimiyotaka
Japanese:
オオミミヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Didysis Pietų Azijos lėlys
Dutch:
Grote Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hornnatteramn
Norwegian:
Hornnattravn
Polish:
rogatnik duży
Portuguese:
noitibó-orelhudo
Portuguese (Portugal):
noitibó-orelhudo-grande
Russian:
Гигантский рогатень
Slovak:
nočnár veľký
Serbian:
Veliki ušati leganj
Swedish:
större öronnattskärra
Ukrainian:
Ночнар південний
Chinese:
毛腿耳夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
毛腿夜鷹


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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Bengali: ফড় কানচযা , বড় কানচরা
Bengali (transliteration): baṛa kānacarā
Catalan: Enganyapastors orellut
Cebuano: tikbahaw
Czech: lelek ušatý, Lelek velký
Danish: Stor Hornnatravn
German: Riesennachtschwalbe, Riesen-Nachtschwalbe
English: Giant Eared-Nightjar, Giant Nightjar, Great Eared Nightjar, Great Eared-Nightjar, Philippine Eared-Nightjar
English, HBW: Great Eared-nightjar
English (IOC): Great Eared Nightjar
English (United States): Great Eared-Nightjar
Spanish: Chotacabra Orejuda Grande, Chotacabras Orejudo
Spanish (Spain): Chotacabras Orejudo
Spanish (HBW): Great Eared-Nightjar
Estonian: suur-kõrvuksorr
Finnish: Isokorvakehrääjä
French: Engoulevent oreillard
Croatian: krunati leganj
Hungarian: óriás-füleslappantyú
Indonesian: Burung Taktarau Besar, Taktarau Besar
Italian: Succiacapre dai grandi ciuffi, Succiacapre orecchiuto maggiore
Japanese (romaji): ō mimi yo-taka, oomimiyotaka
Japanese: オオミミヨタカ
Japanese (Kanji): 大耳夜鷹, 大耳怪鴟), 大耳蚊母鳥
Scientific: Caprimulgus macrotis, Eurostopodus macrotis, Eurostopodus macrotis macrotis, Lyncornis macrotis, Lyncornis macrotis macrotis
Lithuanian: Didysis Pietų Azijos lėlys
Malayalam: ചെവിയൻ രാച്ചുക്ക്, ചെവിയന്‍ രാച്ചുക്ക്   
Mamasa: ta-kiu
Malay: Burung Taptibau Besar, Burung Telinga Besar, Burung Tukang Besar
Dutch: Grote Nachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hornnatteramn
Norwegian: Hornnattravn
Polish: rogatnik duzy, rogatnik duży
Pinyin: máo-tuǐ ěr-yè-yīng, máo-tuǐ yè-yīng
Portuguese: noitibó-orelhudo
Portuguese (Portugal): noitibó-orelhudo-grande
Russian: Большой ушастый козодой, Большой южноазиатский козодой, Гигантский рогатень
Slovak: nočnár veľký
Serbian: Veliki ušati leganj
Swedish: Större öronnattskärra
Thai: นกตบยุงยักษ์
Thai (Transliteration): nók tòp-yuŋ yák
Turkish: Büyük kulaklı çobanaldatan
Ukrainian: Ночнар південний
Vietnamese: Chim Cú muỗi mào, Cú muỗi mào
Chinese: 毛腿夜鹰, 毛腿耳夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 毛腿夜鷹, 毛腿耳夜鷹

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