Uropsalis (Lyre-tailed and Swallow-tailed Nightjars)

Genus

Lyre-tailed and Swallow-tailed Nightjars

Uropsalis

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lyre-tailed Nightjar
LC

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uropsalis lyra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Swallow-tailed Nightjar
LC

Swallow-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Uropsalis segmentata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
<5%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Lyre-tailed and Swallow-tailed Nightjars

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~20%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
<5%
4 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
5 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
<5%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
7 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
<5%