Ever wondered what a small, fluffy dragon with catlike ears looks like? Meet the great eared nightjar, a rather mystical-looking bird. This big-eyed creature, whose name is Lyncornis macrotis and is ...

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One bird known as the great eared nightjar looks quite similar to fictional dragons. These cute birds have ear tuffs that resemble horns and pointy little noses. Their plumage is mottled brown, grey, ...

Humans use calendars, while animals track the seasons in myriad ways — but the red-necked nightjar answers only to the moon. Every month, as the moon waxes and wanes, this nocturnal bird adjusts its ...

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Nightjar. Take a walk on a heath on a warm summer ...

Bioacoustic recorders could provide us with vital additional information to help us protect rare and endangered birds such as the European nightjar, new research has shown. The study found that newly ...

Most animals respond to the changing seasons. Some follow temperature, others track rainfall or the lengthening and shortening of days. The red-necked nightjar appears to be paying attention to ...

While many lizard species remind us of our favorite fictional dragons, with their scales and long tails, we generally don’t think of birds as resembling dragons. However, the great eared nightjar ...