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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

Synonyms: Hydropsalis lyra.

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Photography ID: 272247
♀  Adult
Manu Road
Cuzco
Peru
05/22/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
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Photography ID: 268382
♂  Adult
Manu Road
Cuzco
Peru
05/22/2018
Adriana Bellotti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
105000406/11/2018PeruCuzcoCock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge1Julian Quillen Vidoz
105000904/11/2018PeruCuzcoWayqecha Cloud Forest Birding Lodge1Julian Quillen Vidoz
105000601/11/2018PeruCuzcoAguas Calientes - Machu Picchu (pueblo)1Julian Quillen Vidoz
105000520/10/2018PeruCuzcoAguas Calientes - Machu Picchu (pueblo)1Julian Quillen Vidoz
105000719/10/2018PeruCuzcoFerrocarril (Hidroeléctrica a Aguas Calientes), Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu2Julian Quillen Vidoz
81800510/10/2018ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala a la altura de la toma de agua, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaLuis Fernandez Campos
85921821/09/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaGuillermo Marcaida
85650921/09/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaElsa Longo
77222622/05/2018PeruCuzcoCock of the Rock Lodge, Manu RoadVictor Hugo Michelini
76399522/05/2018PeruCuzcoCock of the Rock Lodge, Manu Road2Adriana Bellotti
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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 11/04/2026.