Birds of Venezuela

○   ←   CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)   →
Genus: Uropsalis (1 species, 2 worldwide)


Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra lyra) Male
Farallones National Park, Valle de Cauca, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra lyra) Female
Queremal, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Male has a tail up to three times the length of the body, but it is often shorter. Note rufous collar around back of neck on male and female. Note white tip to tail compared to Swallow-tailed Nightjar. Often seen in the day on rocky cliffs.

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