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Caprimulgiformes / Caprimulgidae / Uropsalis

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis lyra

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (lytnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Genus: Uropsalis

Subspecies (3)

Uropsalis lyra argentina

Andes of southern Bolivia and adjacent northern Argentina
Uropsalis lyra lyra

Andes of western Colombia to western Venezuela and central Ecuador
Uropsalis lyra peruana

Andes of Peru to western Bolivia

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (lytnig1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.