Lyre-tailed Nightjar bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsLyre tailed Nightjar
Old latin name for birdHydropsalis lyra, Uropsila lyra
OrderNightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes
FamilyNightjars / Caprimulgidae
GenusUropsalis
Breeding regionSouth America
Breeding subregionVenezuela to s Bolivia

Lyre-tailed Nightjar bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Dan Lane
    Bolivia
  • 2.
    Song, © Paul Coopmans
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Song, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Song, © Scott Olmstead
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Song, call, © Niels Krabbe
    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

Related species

Where to see Lyre-tailed Nightjar

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

Translation

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 coda a lira, Succiacapre codalira
Japaneseタテゴトヨタカ
Lithuanianlyrauodegis kregždinis lėlys
NorwegianLyrenattravn, lyrenattravn
Norwegian NynorskLyrenatteramn
Polishdziwolotek lirosterny, Dziwoletek lirosterny, lelkowiec lirosterny
Portuguesenoitibó-lira
RussianЛирохвостый ласточковый козодой, Лирохвостый козодой
SerbianLirorepi leganj
Slovaklelek lýrochvostý
SpanishAtajacaminos lira, Guardacaminos Lira, Dormilón Lira, Chotacabras lira
Swedishlyrstjärtad nattskärra, lyrnattskärra
TurkishLir Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга-лірохвіст рудошиїй