Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Caprimulgiformes Ridgway, 1881 - nightjars
         Family Caprimulgidae Vigors, 1825 - nightjars
           Subfamily Caprimulginae Vigors, 1825 - nightjars
             Genus Uropsalis W. de W. Miller, 1915
               Uropsalis lyra (Bonaparte, 1850) - lyre-tailed nightjar
                 1 Uropsalis lyra lyra (Bonaparte, 1850)
                 2 Uropsalis lyra peruana (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906)
                 3 Uropsalis lyra argentina Olrog, 1975