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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 633003
♀  Adult
Colón
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/03/2025
Ricardo Hack
Foto
Photography ID: 3803
♂  Adult
Colón
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/13/2009
Jose Luis Fernandez Guaraz



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Ricardo Hack11/12/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosColónN/AAdultNoNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237866911/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino a Parque Nacional El Palmar, Colón3Faustino Hollmann
237855210/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino a Parque Nacional El Palmar, Colón2Faustino Hollmann
228334003/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosBarrio Los Ceibos, ColónRicardo Hack
191448812/11/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosColónRicardo Hack
65616409/12/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosColónRomán Montero
54632814/02/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosEgido Colon, ColónKarina Schufeld
20759708/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosColónKarina Schufeld
974113/12/2009ArgentinaEntre RíosColónJose Luis Fernandez Guaraz
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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