Great Eared-Nightjar
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Great Eared-Nightjar

Lyncornis macrotis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
367 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the genus Lyncornis. It is found in southwest India and in parts of Southeast Asia. This very large nightjar has long barred wings, a barred tail and long ear-tufts which are often recumbent. It has a white throat band but has no white on its wings or on its tail. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Eared-Nightjar sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 367 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Large-tailed Nightjar
LC

Large-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus macrurus

10–20% · With luck
Gray Nightjar
LC

Gray Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus jotaka

Insufficient data
Blyth's Frogmouth

Blyth's Frogmouth

Bird

Batrachostomus affinis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Eared-Nightjar in Cat Tien National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Great Eared-Nightjar sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 367 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Eared-Nightjar in Cat Tien National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Great Eared-Nightjar in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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