Uropsalis is a genus of South American nightjars in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
| Uropsalis | |
|---|---|
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| 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
editThe 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. |
References
edit- ↑ Miller, Waldron DeWitt (1915). Three new genera of birds. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Vol. 34. pp. 515-520 [516].
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1940). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 4. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 219.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. "Uropsalis". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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