"Great Eared Nightjar" Bird Shaped Like A Dragon In A famous Cartoon (Pics & Video)

The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a kind of nocturnal bird found in southeast Asia. They belong to the family Caprimulgidae. This bird has five subspecies categorized under it: Lyncornis macrotis macrotis, Lyncornis macrotis cerviniceps, Lyncornis macrotis bourdilloni, Lyncornis macrotis jacobsoni, and Lyncornis macrotis macropterus. To learn more about the great eared nightjar, keep reading!

Behaviour And Breeding: 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 egg. The chicks are well camouflaged among leaf litter.