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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: 224981
  Adult

Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
10/09/2017
Alec Earnshaw
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Photography ID: 65646
  Adult

Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
10/11/2014
Alec Earnshaw



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
65886314/10/2017ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre el Pn Calilegua y Río Jordan1Alec Earnshaw
63337109/10/2017ArgentinaJujuyInstalaciones de la toma de agua, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaAlec Earnshaw
63154808/10/2017ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala a la altura de la toma de agua, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala2Alec Earnshaw
18875211/10/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaAlec Earnshaw
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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.