Uropsalis
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Uropsalis is a genus of South American nightjars in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Uropsalis Lyra (Lyre-tailed Nightjar).jpg | Uropsalis lyra | Lyre-tailed nightjar | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
| File:Uropsalis segmentata -Ecuador-8.jpg | Uropsalis segmentata | Swallow-tailed nightjar | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
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