| Great Eared Nightjar | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Eurostopodus |
| Species: | E. macrotis |
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| Eurostopodus macrotis (Vigors, 1831) |
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The Great Eared Nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is likely the largest member of its near cosmopolitan family, although a few species, such as the Lyre-tailed Nightjar and Swallow-tailed Nightjar reach a longer total length thanks to their long tail streamers. It weighs up to 150 grams (5.5 oz) and measures 41 cm (16 in).
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It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Like 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.
The nest is a scrape on the ground and the clutch consists of a single eggs. The chicks are well camouflaged among leaf litter.[2]
Several populations are given subspecies status and include: