Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis lyra - Engoulevent lyre

Engoulevent lyre
♂ adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Caprimulgiformes

  • Family
    :

    Caprimulgidés

  • Genus
    :

    Uropsalis

  • Species
    :

    lyra

Descriptor

Bonaparte, 1850

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 28 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Engoulevent lyre
♂ adult plum. breeding
Engoulevent lyre
♀ adult

Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) is a species of bird in the Caprimulgidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Uropsalis lyra lyra (Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador)
  • Uropsalis lyra peruana (Peru to w Bolivia)
  • Uropsalis lyra argentina (s Bolivia and n Argentina)

Foreign names

  • Engoulevent lyre,
  • Chotacabras lira,
  • noitibó-lira,
  • Leierschwanz-Nachtschwalbe,
  • lantfarkú lappantyú,
  • Lierstaartnachtzwaluw,
  • Succiacapre codalira,
  • lyrnattskärra,
  • Lyrenattravn,
  • lelek lýrochvostý,
  • lelek lyroocasý,
  • Lyrehalenatravn,
  • lyyrykehrääjä,
  • enganyapastors cua de lira,
  • lelkowiec lirosterny,
  • Лирохвостый козодой,
  • タテゴトヨタカ,
  • 大燕尾夜鹰,
  • 琴尾夜鷹,

Voice song and call

Engoulevent lyre
♂ adult

Habitat

Engoulevent lyre
♀ adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

QRcode Engoulevent lyre
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