Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) - HBW 5, p. 385
French: Engoulevent lyre
German: Leierschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Lira
Taxonomy: Hydropsalis lyra Bonaparte, 1850, Bogotá.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lyra (Bonaparte, 1850) - W Venezuela, W Colombia and C Ecuador.
- peruana (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906) - C & E Peru and W & C Bolivia.
- argentina Olrog, 1975 - N Argentina and possibly S Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female at its roosting site during the day Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp lyra)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 3.6
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A female on a day roost beside the road.
Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 3 April 2007 2 years ago 4
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