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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: 590097
♂  Adult
Finca La Montaña
Salta
Argentina
03/11/2024
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 574621
 Finca La Montaña
Salta
Argentina
02/06/2024
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
209319311/03/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña5Victor Hugo Michelini
196662306/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña2Jorge La Grotteria
196662506/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1Jorge La Grotteria
196662106/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1Jorge La Grotteria
196647506/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña2María Alejandra Sosa
196647606/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1María Alejandra Sosa
196647406/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1María Alejandra Sosa
196659905/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1Jorge La Grotteria
196646505/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1María Alejandra Sosa
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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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