| Great eared nightjar | |
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| L. m. macropterus from Sulawesi | |
| Call of L. m. bourdilloni recorded in Vazhachal, Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Lyncornis |
| Species: | L. macrotis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lyncornis macrotis (Vigors, 1831)
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The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Lyncornis macrotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22689690A181755129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22689690A181755129.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.