Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cua de lira |
| Czech | lelek lyroocasý |
| Dutch | Lierstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Lyre-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Lyre-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent lyre |
| French (France) | Engoulevent lyre |
| German | Leierschwanz-Nachtschwalbe |
| Icelandic | Lýruveifari |
| Japanese | タテゴトヨタカ |
| Norwegian | lyrenattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec lirosterny |
| Russian | Лирохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Lirorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek lýrochvostý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Lira |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Atajacaminos Lira |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Chotacabras Colilira |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras Cola de Lira |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras lira |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguaitacamino Cola de Lira |
| Swedish | lyrstjärtad nattskärra |
| Turkish | Lir Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга-лірохвіст рудошиїй |
Lyre-tailed Nightjar Uropsalis lyra
Version: 1.0 — Published August 29, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
Like most nightjars, Lyre-tailed Nightjar is active during the night and twilight hours, when it hunts by sallying from a rock perch or a low perch along forest edge. Sallies may be short or extended, and birds usually return to the same perch (Hilty 2003). Sometimes rests on roads (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001). During the day, it may roost on a low branch (Cleere 1998) or on a rock face (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001). Birds roosting during the day are usually partially concealed by vegetation, and the same roost sites may be used for months or years (Hilty 2002)
Territoriality
There are no published data on territorial defense, maintenance, or home range size for Lyre-tailed Nightjar.
Sexual Behavior
Apparently is polygynous. Males display at communal leks: one to several males circle and call at or chase one to several females that join in flight (Gertler and McKay, in Hilty and and Brown 1986).
Social and interspecific behavior
Usually solitary or in pairs.
Predation
No reports of predation on Lyre-tailed Nightjar?
