| 词条 | Great eared nightjar |
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| image = Great Eared-Nightjar, Tangkoko, Sulawesi (5799113025) (2).jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Lyncornis | species = macrotis | authority = (Vigors, 1831) | synonyms = *Eurostopodus mindanensis }}{{Listen|filename=Great Eared Nighjar from Vazhachal, Kerala.ogg |title=Call|description=Call of great eared nightjar recorded in Vazhachal|format=Ogg}} The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the largest species in the family in terms of length, which can range from {{convert|31|to|41|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Males weigh an average of {{convert|131|g|oz|abbr=on}} and females weigh an average of {{convert|151|g|oz|abbr=on}} so it the second heaviest species in the family after the nacunda nighthawk.[2] Distribution and habitatIt is found in Southeast Asia with populations in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka[3] Bangladesh,[4] India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or moist lowland tropical forests. BehaviourLike 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. BreedingThe nest is a scrape on the ground and the clutch consists of a single egg. The chicks are well camouflaged among leaf litter.[5] TaxonomySeveral populations are given subspecies status and include:
References1. ^{{IUCN|id=22689690 |title=Lyncornis macrotis| assessor = BirdLife International| assessor-link = BirdLife International|version=2016.3 |year=2016 |accessdate=5 July 2016}} 2. ^CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (2008), {{ISBN|978-1-4200-6444-5}}. 3. ^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. 4. ^http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/22689690/0 5. ^{{cite journal| title=Description of the nest and nestling of Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis from Luzon, Philippines| author=Strijk JS| url=http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/20pdfs/Strijk-Nightjar.pdf| journal=Forktail| year=2004| volume=20| pages=128–129| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610155059/http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/20pdfs/Strijk-Nightjar.pdf| archivedate=2011-06-10| df=}} External links
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