Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Uropsalis lyra(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Lyre-tailed Nightjar
The Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Nighthawks) in the order Caprimulgiformes.
- Scientific name
- Uropsalis lyra
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lyre-tailed Nightjar
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Uropsalis lyra lyra
- Uropsalis lyra peruana
- Uropsalis lyra argentina
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hydropsalis lyra
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Santa Fé de Bogota.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.59
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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