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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: 656646
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
09/30/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 538214
♂  Juvenile
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
05/26/2023
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 498696
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
06/14/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 498695
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
06/14/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 197329
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
10/03/2016
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 197326
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
10/03/2016
Vicente Piccirillo



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237026430/09/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable10Diego Oscar
177840826/05/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableAndrés Cecconi
167015716/06/2022ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableNancy Regio
160398714/06/2022ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableSusana Gomez
121876306/10/2018ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable1Luis Prevedel
56583315/04/2017ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableDiego Carus
56190403/10/2016ArgentinaChacoParaje La Armonia, Parque Nacional El ImpenetrableVicente Piccirillo
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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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