Uropsalis
Lyre-tailed nightjar (Uropsalis lyra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
Subfamily: Caprimulginae
Genus: Uropsalis
Miller, W, 1915

Uropsalis is a genus of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Uropsalis lyraLyre-tailed nightjarArgentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Uropsalis segmentataSwallow-tailed nightjarBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.


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