Uropsalis
Genus of nightjar
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Uropsalis is a genus of South American nightjars in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
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| Uropsalis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Lyre-tailed nightjar (Uropsalis lyra) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Uropsalis Miller, W, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Hydropsalis lyra Bonaparte, 1850 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Uropsalis was introduced in 1915 by the American ornithologist Waldron DeWitt Miller with Hydropsalis lyra Bonaparte, 1850, the lyre-tailed nightjar, as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ουρα/oura meaning "tail" and ψαλις/psalis, ψαλιδος/psalidos meaning "pair of scissors" or "shears".[3]
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Uropsalis lyra | Lyre-tailed nightjar | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
 | Uropsalis segmentata | Swallow-tailed nightjar | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
