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Lyre-tailed Nightjar (lyra)

Uropsalis lyra lyra (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Caprimulgidae
Genus:
   Uropsalis
Scientific:
  Uropsalis lyra lyra


Original description

Citation:
  (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

Reference:
   Conspect. Gen. Avium 1 p.59

Protonym:
  Hydropsalis lyra

Type locality:
  Santa Fé de Bogota.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141467#page/111/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  89EB414846CA0705

Avibase ID:
  avibase-89EB4148

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/89EB4148


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 687403

Geographic range:

  • Uropsalis lyra lyra: Andes of western Colombia to western Venezuela and central Ecuador
English:
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (lyra)
French:
Engoulevent lyre (lyra)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (lyra) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (lyra) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (lyra) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (lyra) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate) ( Uropsalis lyra lyra)
Avilist 2025:
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2019:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Uropsalis lyra lyra [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Uropsalis lyra

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German: Leiernachtschwalbe
English: Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Lyre-tailed Nightjar (lyra), Lyre-tailed Nightjar (nominate)
Spanish: Dormilón Lira
French: Engoulevent lyre, Engoulevent lyre (lyra), Engoulevent lyre (nominal), Engoulevent lyre (nominale), Engoulevent lyre (race nominale)
Italian: Succiacapre coda a lira
Scientific: Hydropsalis lyra, Uropsalis lyra lyra, Uropsila lyra lyra

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