Malay Eared-nightjar (Lyncornis temminckii) - BirdLife species factsheet

Malay Eared-nightjar Lyncornis temminckii

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Lyncornis temminckii (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) was previously placed in the genus Eurostopodus.

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	2,950,000
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	stable		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	5.4	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common to uncommon (del Hoyo et al. 1999).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Brunei	extant	native	yes
Indonesia	extant	native	yes
Malaysia	extant	native	yes
Singapore	extant	native	yes
Thailand	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Malaysia	Nakawan Range
Malaysia	Ulu Muda
Malaysia	Bintang Range
Malaysia	Pondok Tanjung Forest Reserve
Malaysia	Belum-Temenggor
Malaysia	Central Titiwangsa Range
Malaysia	Selangor Heritage Park
Malaysia	Endau-Rompin
Malaysia	Panti forest
Malaysia	Krau Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia	Taman Negara National Park
Malaysia	South-east Pahang peat swamp forest
Malaysia	Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia	Kinabatangan floodplain
Malaysia	Maliau Basin Conservation Area
Malaysia	Tabin Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia	Kabili-Sepilok
Malaysia	Kulamba Wildlife Reserve
Malaysia	Tanjung Datu-Samunsam Protected Area
Malaysia	Gunung Pueh
Malaysia	Bako-Buntal Bay
Malaysia	Bau Limestone
Malaysia	Sadong-Saribas coast
Malaysia	Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Malaysia	Danum-Linau
Malaysia	Similajau National Park
Malaysia	Niah National Park
Malaysia	Lambir Hills National Park
Malaysia	Kelabit Highlands
Thailand	Bala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
Thailand	Chaloem Pra Kiet (Pa Phru to Daeng)
Thailand	Hala Sector, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary and Bang Lang National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1065 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Lyncornis temminckii. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/malay-eared-nightjar-lyncornis-temminckii on 29/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 29/09/2023.