With its large, forward-facing eyes and head tufts that look like ears, the great eared nightjar resembles a dragon more than a bird. Often nicknamed the "baby dragon," this otherworldly-looking ...

The mysterious nightjar is among the species being tracked as part of the largest survey of heathland birds for more than 20 years. The study, organised by the British Trust for Ornithology, will also ...

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The Great Eared Nightjar, often called the Dragon Bird, is one of nature’s most mysterious and mythical-looking creatures. With its camouflaged feathers, eerie calls, and dragon-like appearance, this ...

If any bird is worthy of achieving mythical status, it’s the great-eared nightjar. It’s been compared to Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon and even resembles Pidgeotto from Pokémon. In this post ...

The Great Eared Nightjar, a bird resembling a 'baby dragon,' inhabits the dense forests of South and Southeast Asia. Its mottled plumage provides excellent camouflage, allowing it to blend seamlessly ...

An unfit Sykes’s nightjar bird was rescued from Mumbai and released back into the wild after it became fit — news that has surprised many among the birding and wildlife communities in Mumbai. In 2019, ...

The Itombwe nightjar is a bird described from a single specimen in the Congo Basin nearly 70 years ago and not seen by science for at least the past decade. It’s in the top 10 of the global Search for ...