The Lyre-tailed Nightjar lives along humid forest edges and woodland near water in the Andes. It is about 25–28 cm long and catches insects and other invertebrates in flight at night.
It is about 25–28 cm long. The species page does not give a detailed written account of its plumage or tail shape, so no tail form is inferred from its name.
It is nocturnal and catches flying insects and other invertebrates on the wing. It uses humid forest edges and woodland near water, with Andean records at about 800–3,500 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.