Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra)

Family
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Size
25 - 55 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1850)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,100 - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) [XC277047]
by Nunes-de-Almeida from Mirador de Kos\u00f1ipata, Cuzco, Peru (song)

Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) [XC588462]
by Jerome Fischer from Reserva El Bosque, San Isidro Ricaurte, Narino, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

lyra (Bonaparte, 1850) - Western Venezuela, western Colombia and central Ecuador.
peruana (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906) - Central and eastern Peru and western and central Bolivia.
argentina Olrog, 1975 - Northern Argentina and possibly southern Bolivia.

References
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Files:

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