Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
Nigel Cleere
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 31, 2014
Text last updated August 31, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors orellut |
| Chinese (SIM) | 毛腿耳夜鹰 |
| Czech | lelek ušatý |
| Dutch | Grote Nachtzwaluw |
| English | Great Eared-Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Great Eared-Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent oreillard |
| French (France) | Engoulevent oreillard |
| German | Riesennachtschwalbe |
| Indonesian | Taktarau besar |
| Japanese | オオミミヨタカ |
| Malayalam | ചെവിയൻ രാച്ചുക്ക് |
| Norwegian | hornnattravn |
| Polish | rogatnik duży |
| Russian | Гигантский рогатень |
| Serbian | Veliki ušati leganj |
| Slovak | nočnár veľký |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Orejudo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras orejudo |
| Swedish | större öronnattskärra |
| Thai | นกตบยุงยักษ์ |
| Turkish | Büyük Kulaklı Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Ночнар південний |
Lyncornis macrotis (Vigors, 1831)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus macrotis
Vigors, 1831. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.8, p.97.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Manila.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- LYNCORNIS
- macrotis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Eared-Nightjar
