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Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis lyra
(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
Atajacaminos Lira
Family: Caprimulgidae
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Hydropsalis lyra.

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Number of Photography: 52

Foto
Photography ID: 639467
♂  Adult
Departamento San Rafael
Jujuy
Argentina
01/10/2025
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 617444
♂  Adult
Francisco De Borja
Napo
Ecuador
11/22/2024
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 617443
♂  Adult
Francisco De Borja
Napo
Ecuador
11/22/2024
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 555584
♂  Adult
Capital
Jujuy
Argentina
11/04/2023
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 554928
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
11/04/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 514736
♀  Adult
Carretera a Manu
Cuzco
Peru
10/26/2022
Alejandra Pons



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 5



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
María Alejandra Sosa01/22/2021ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 (-23,648327, -64,937086)N/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria09/13/2019ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 (-23,648368, -64,937725)♂AdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria09/13/2019ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 (-23,648368, -64,937725)♂AdultYesNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández10/27/2017ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua♂AdultNoNo
Jorge La Grotteria09/29/2016ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala♂ ♀AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 2


Video ID: 1788
♂  Adult
Manu Road
Cuzco
Perú
07/19/2016
Adrian Antunez


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Number of Records: 97



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240266825/09/2025PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--cock-of-the-rock Lek1Silvina Collado
240187625/09/2025PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manú--cock-of-the-rock Lek1Julian Uriel Collado
236127017/09/202519:40ArgentinaJujuy100 mts antes de la casilla de Agua Potable, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Matias M. Chavez
230575010/01/2025ArgentinaJujuyDepartamento San RafaelGustavo Marasco
220365427/11/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala2Nicolas Olejnik
223013622/11/2024EcuadorNapoFrancisco De BorjaSusana Gomez
220618912/01/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaAdrian Dario Barboza
192024404/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 4, Jujuy, Ar (-24,121, -65,461)3Jorge Schlemmer
191863704/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 4, Jujuy, Ar (-24,121, -65,461)3Nino A. Grangetto
191675204/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 4, Jujuy, Ar (-24,121, -65,461)3Pablo Eguia
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Bibliography related


Artículo Mazar Barnett, J., G. Pugnali y M. Della Seta. 1998. Notas sobre la presencia y hábitos de Uropsalis lyra en la Argentina. Cotinga, 9: 61-63.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.