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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 130276
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
12/12/2014
Sebastián Navajas
Foto
Photography ID: 69531
♀  Adult
San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
11/07/2014
Matias M. Chavez
Foto
Photography ID: 69529
♀  Adult
San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
11/07/2014
Matias M. Chavez
Foto
Photography ID: 69527
♀  Adult
San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
11/07/2014
Matias M. Chavez
Foto
Photography ID: 65646
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
10/11/2014
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 62664
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2014
Andres Teran



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
37747312/12/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaSebastián Navajas
20025807/11/2014ArgentinaJujuySan Salvador de JujuyMatias M. Chavez
19375317/10/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaMarcelo Gavensky
18875211/10/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaAlec Earnshaw
46929710/10/2014EcuadorPichinchaReserva Amagusa, Mashpi, ruta La Delicia - PactoCarmelo López Abad
17816218/09/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaAndres Teran
16116321/01/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaHéctor Schreiber
24872703/01/2014EcuadorPichinchaNanegalito, Refugio Paz de AvesSebastián Dardanelli
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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 18/03/2026.