A medium-sized night bird of forest and open areas from the lowlands to the mountains. Heavily patterned in various shades of brown, with finely barred underparts, blotching on the chest, and dark wings with large pinkish and white spots and a broad pale bar bordered with black. Note the white lines on the side of the throat with a black line below, and the broad white band on the end of the undertail. Voice is a distinctive, loud two-noted “pyok prraw,” the second note slightly lower and with a vibrating quality.
Well, lucky for us, we may not have flying fire-breathing dragons, but we do have the great eared nightjar!
The great eared nightjar AKA the mini dragon can be found in the darkness of the Southeast Asian tropical forest.
They are nocturnal creatures and prefer to roam the forest in darkness, perfectly blending with their surroundings.
