• Synonyms Lyre tailed Nightjar
  • Old latin name for bird Uropsila lyra, Hydropsalis lyra

Lyre-tailed Nightjarbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Paul Coopmans
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Song, © Iván Lau
    Colombia
  • 3.
    Song, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Dan Lane
    Bolivia
  • 5.
    Song, © Jacob Wijpkema
    Argentina
  • 6.
    Song, © Scott Olmstead
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Song, © Dan Lane
    Peru
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Lyre-tailed Nightjar

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Venezuela to s Bolivia

Lyre-tailed Nightjar subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Uropsalis lyra argentinas Bolivia and n Argentina-No
Uropsalis lyra lyraColombia, Venezuela and Ecuador-No
Uropsalis lyra peruanaPeru to w Bolivia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors cua de lira
Chinese大燕尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)琴尾夜鷹
Croatianlirastorepi leganj
CzechLelek lyrový, lelek lyroocasý
DanishLyrehalenatravn
DutchLierstaartnachtzwaluw
EsperantoLirvosta kaprimulgo
Estonianlüüra-öösorr
Finnishlyyrykehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent lyre
GermanLeierschwanz-Nachtschwalbe, Leiernachtschwalbe
Hungarianlantfarkú lappantyú
IcelandicLýruveifari
ItalianSucciacapre codalira, Succiacapre coda a lira
Japaneseタテゴトヨタカ
Lithuanianlyrauodegis kregždinis lėlys
Norwegianlyrenattravn
Norwegian NynorskLyrenatteramn
Polishlelkowiec lirosterny, Dziwoletek lirosterny, dziwolotek lirosterny
Portuguesenoitibó-lira
RussianЛирохвостый козодой, Лирохвостый ласточковый козодой
SerbianLirorepi leganj
Slovaklelek lýrochvostý
SpanishChotacabras lira, Atajacaminos lira, Guardacaminos Lira, Dormilón Lira
Swedishlyrnattskärra, Lyrstjärtad nattskärra
TurkishLir Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга-лірохвіст рудошиїй