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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

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 669962
  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
01/27/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 661631
♂  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
11/27/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 661630
♀  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
11/27/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 659113
♂  Adult
Dto Lihuel Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
10/31/2025
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 629956
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
03/28/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 626065
♂  Adult
Cercanias a Eduardo Castex
La Pampa
Argentina
02/12/2025
Alicia Mayor
Foto
Photography ID: 619999
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
11/20/2021
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 612300
  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
12/04/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 579849
♀  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
04/10/2024
Graciela Antenucci
Foto
Photography ID: 568187
  Adult
Naico
La Pampa
Argentina
01/31/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 549331
  Adult
Capital
La Pampa
Argentina
10/06/2022
Mariano Pastor Dolsan



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242363827/01/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
239561327/11/2025ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
238309031/10/2025ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué Calel, Dto Lihuel CalelJulián Tocce
226867328/03/2025ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelHernán Tolosa
226204612/02/2025ArgentinaLa PampaCercanía a Conhelo, Cercanias a Eduardo CastexAlicia Mayor
224079016/01/2025ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué Calel, Dto Lihuel CalelRicardo Juliano
220440204/12/2024ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
220099707/11/2024ArgentinaLa PampaPn Lihue Calel, Alrededores del PN Lihue calelHugo Alberto Valderrey
217281112/10/2024ArgentinaLa PampaTerrapampabycaichue, Caichue3Marcelo Fabio Dolsan
202224310/04/2024ArgentinaLa PampaGeneral PicoGraciela Antenucci
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.