Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Lyre-tailed Nightjar flying overhead in the dark.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 106 mm; ISO-51,200; f/4.5; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Lyre-tailed Nightjar (Uropsalis lyra).

Lyre-tailed Nightjar flying overhead in the dark.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 106 mm; ISO-51,200; f/4.5; 1/1000 sec.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar flying overhead in the dark.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 106 mm; ISO-51,200; f/4.5; 1/1000 sec.
Lyre-tailed Nightjar perched on a tree branch. All that can be seen of the bird is the eye shine (reflection of light from its eye).
Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Septimo Paraiso, Ecuador, June 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 109 mm; ISO-51,200; f/4.5; 1/200 sec.