Great Eared Nightjar

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1263584
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Great Eared Nightjar

Summary

Great Eared Nightjar is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,034 views/month, #1,075 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Eared Nightjar's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Great Eared Nightjar's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Great Eared Nightjar belongs to the parent taxon Lyncornis[6].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is endemic to Namdapha National Park[7].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is endemic to Ghosu Bird Sanctuary[8].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is endemic to Dehing Patkai National Park[9].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is endemic to Garbhanga Reserve Forest[10].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Great Eared Nightjar is Lyncornis macrotis[11].
  • Great Eared Nightjar's Commons category is recorded as Lyncornis macrotis[12].
  • Great Eared Nightjar's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. macrotis'}[13].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Eared Nightjar'}[14].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesennachtschwalbe'}[15].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chotacabras orejudo'}[16].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'enganyapastors orellut'}[17].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lelek ušatý'}[18].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'suur-kõrvuksorr'}[19].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hornnattravn'}[20].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Большой южноазиатский козодой'}[21].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオミミヨタカ'}[22].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stor Hornnatravn'}[23].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'isokorvakehrääjä'}[24].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'óriás-füleslappantyú'}[25].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rogatnik duży'}[26].
  • Great Eared Nightjar is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'nočnár veľký'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Great Eared Nightjar is Lyncornis macrotis[11]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lyncornis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesennachtschwalbe'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Chotacabras orejudo'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'enganyapastors orellut'}[17], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lelek ušatý'}[18], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'suur-kõrvuksorr'}[19].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Namdapha National Park[7], Ghosu Bird Sanctuary[8], Dehing Patkai National Park[9], and Garbhanga Reserve Forest[10].

Identifiers

Great Eared Nightjar's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 201064[28]. Great Eared Nightjar's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 135169[29]. Great Eared Nightjar's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178186[30]. Great Eared Nightjar's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6101186[31]. Great Eared Nightjar's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555537[32].

Why It Matters

Great Eared Nightjar ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,034 views/month, #1,075 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . tourmyindia.com. tourmyindia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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