"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!

Taxonomy: Several populations are given subspecies status and include: The nominate form macrotis (Vigors, 1831) from the Philippines. Bourdilloni (Hume, 1875) of the Western Ghats. Cerviniceps (Gould, 1838) along the eastern Himalayas into Indochina and northern Malaysia. Jacobsoni (Junge, 1936) of Simeulue Island. Macropterus (Bonaparte, 1850) from the islands of Sulawesi, Talaud, Sangihe, Banggai and Sula.