Birds of the World


Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra lyra) Male Range: SA: Venezuela to s Bolivia Farallones National Park, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra lyra) Female Range: SA: Venezuela to s Bolivia 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.


Swallow-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis segmentata segmentata) Male Range: SA: Colombia to c Bolivia Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia
Photograph by Rob Felix © All Rights Reserved.


Swallow-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis segmentata segmentata) Female Range: SA: Colombia to c Bolivia Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia
Photograph by Rob Felix © All Rights Reserved.

Male's tail can be more than twice the length of the body, but it is often shorter. A bit smaller than Lyre-tailed Nightjar, and often found at higher altitudes (2500m). Uniformly mottled dark brown, and has no white throat or rufous collar on back of neck as do many nightjars. But note partial buff collar around front of neck.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba