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Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Uropsalis lyra
(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
Atajacaminos Lira
Family: Caprimulgidae
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Hydropsalis lyra.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 554928
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
11/04/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 437388
♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
02/27/2021
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 433780
♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
01/24/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 326551
♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
03/23/2019
Pablo Serur



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria09/29/2016ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala♂ ♀AdultYesNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236127017/09/202519:40ArgentinaJujuy100 mts antes de la casilla de Agua Potable, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Matias M. Chavez
220365427/11/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala2Nicolas Olejnik
220618912/01/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaAdrian Dario Barboza
190785704/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaJorge Schlemmer
175076510/04/2023ArgentinaJujuyCamino de Acceso, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Graciela Neira
167173722/10/2022ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala2Nicolas Olejnik
173211525/11/2021ArgentinaJujuyRuta de ingreso al P P Potrero de Yala, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaRamon Moller Jensen
150797425/11/2021ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala a la altura de la toma de agua, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaSantiago M. Carrillo
148366016/10/2021ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaRamon Moller Jensen
137994227/02/2021ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaMax Uranga
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Bibliography related


Artículo Mazar Barnett, J., G. Pugnali y M. Della Seta. 1998. Notas sobre la presencia y hábitos de Uropsalis lyra en la Argentina. Cotinga, 9: 61-63.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.