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Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis torquata
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Atajacaminos Tijera
Bacurau-tesoura
Family: Caprimulgidae
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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EcoRegistros Revista - Related articles




Primer registro de reproducción del Atajacaminos Tijera (Hydropsalis torquata) en la provincia de Santiago del Estero, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 10 - Article Nº 3
Publish by: Oscar Bernardo Quiroga y Jose Luis Navarro
Published date: 09/09/2020 22:33



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Photography ID: 309937
♀  Adult
Salsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
01/01/2019
Pedro Rivero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
191930516/10/2023ArgentinaCórdobaFinca Posada del Volcan, Salsacate2Enrique Chiurla
191578116/10/2023ArgentinaCórdobaFinca Posada del Volcan, Salsacate2Victor Hugo Michelini
191919515/10/2023ArgentinaCórdobaFinca Posada del Volcan, Salsacate2Enrique Chiurla
191166315/10/2023ArgentinaCórdobaFinca Posada del Volcan, Salsacate2Victor Hugo Michelini
191918714/10/2023ArgentinaCórdobaFinca Posada del Volcan, Salsacate2Enrique Chiurla
190662314/10/2023ArgentinaCórdobaFinca Posada del Volcan, Salsacate2Victor Hugo Michelini
86669301/01/2019ArgentinaCórdobaSalsacatePedro Rivero
7406623/09/2013ArgentinaCórdobaSalsacatePablo Meoniz
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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