Malaysian Eared Nightjar
Lyncornis temminckiiGould, J, 1838
English (US) Malaysian Eared Nightjar
The Malaysian Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis temminckii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
Range: southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lyncornis temminckii
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malaysian Eared Nightjar
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Lyncornis Temminckii
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1838
- Type locality
- Borneo.
- Original description
- Icones avium, or figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of birds from various parts of the globe [world] pt2 pl.16,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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