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✨ Bird of the Week: Lyre-tailed Nightjar! ✨

Drift into the moonlit foothills and cloud forests of the Andes with our expert guide Chicho to meet the elusive Lyre-tailed Nightjar—one of South America’s most enchanting nocturnal birds!

Here are three fascinating facts about this spectacular species:

1️⃣ The male’s extraordinary tail streamers can be more than twice his body length, forming elegant lyre-shaped ribbons that flutter in display flights at dusk.
2️⃣ Masters of camouflage, Lyre-tailed Nightjars roost motionless on branches or the forest floor by day, their mottled plumage blending perfectly with bark and leaf litter.
3️⃣ They’re aerial insect hunters, sallying out at night to snatch flying insects in wide, silent arcs—often revealed only by their haunting calls and graceful silhouettes.

Have you ever spotted this twilight phantom?

Share your encounter or tag someone who needs to witness a Lyre-tailed Nightjar’s magical dusk display!

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