| Lyre-tailed Nightjar | |
|---|---|
| Male in NW Ecuador | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Uropsalis |
| Species: | U. lyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropsalis lyra (Bonaparte, 1850) |
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The Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.