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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 Río Jordán

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Hydropsalis lyra.

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Photography ID: 318888
♀  Adult
Río Jordán
Jujuy
Argentina
01/18/2019
Marcos Augusto Lartigau



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
136655226/01/2021ArgentinaJujuyRío JordánAndres Teran
114171321/11/2019ArgentinaJujuyRío JordánGonzalo Diaz
114169020/11/2019ArgentinaJujuyRío JordánGonzalo Diaz
114281110/11/2019ArgentinaJujuySobre el puente, Río JordánSantiago M. Carrillo
89064318/01/2019ArgentinaJujuyRío JordánMarcos Augusto Lartigau
68441814/11/2017ArgentinaJujuyRío JordánMarcelo Gavensky
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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 16/03/2026.