Lyncornis

Lyncornis is a genus of eared nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

Lyncornis
Great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Eurostopodinae
Genus: Lyncornis
Gould, 1838

Species

It contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Lyncornis temminckiiMalaysian eared nightjarBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Lyncornis macrotisGreat eared nightjarSri Lanka Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam
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