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Voice: In the eared nightjars, vocalisations and songs are thought to attain information regarding the identity of the bird, purposing as sexual and territorial display. These territorial songs are often delivered at dusk and dawn but can persist through the night, and they typically produce these songs during flight.
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When to see the Malaysian Eared Nightjar
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Malaysian Eared Nightjar
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Malaysian Eared Nightjar
The Malaysian eared nightjar or Malay eared nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Eurostopodus. It is known as Taptibau Kecil in Bahasa melayu or Tukang Tabtibau amongst Malaysian indigenous communities. It is dispersed throughout Southeast Asia, primarily occurring in Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. It is a nocturnal insectivorous bird characterised by cryptic colouration of brown and white patterns, to aid it in camouflaging into its environment.
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