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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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Foto
Photography ID: 629956
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
03/28/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 619999
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
11/20/2021
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 473778
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
11/19/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 473777
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
11/19/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 126835
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
11/12/2015
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 56423
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/24/2007
Eduardo Militello
Foto
Photography ID: 10425
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
11/27/2011
Hernán Tolosa



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226867328/03/2025ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelHernán Tolosa
167589219/11/2022ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelDolores Fernandez
224034920/11/2021ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelJorgelina Lopez
150416920/11/2021ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelHernán Tolosa
224027819/11/2021ArgentinaLa PampaCamping Parque Nacional Lihue Calel, Parque Nacional Lihué CalelJorgelina Lopez
150930219/11/2021ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelHernán Tolosa
123906620/02/2020ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué Calel1Fernando Alberto Segura
63246010/10/2017ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelGuillermo Marcaida
54760822/02/2017ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelFernando Alberto Segura
42106230/03/2016ArgentinaLa PampaA la entrada del Parque, en la ruta, Parque Nacional Lihué CalelJulián Tocce
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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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