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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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Records from Córdoba

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 681254
♂  Adult
Capital
Córdoba
Argentina
03/15/2026
Facundo Carretero
Foto
Photography ID: 620912
♀  Adult
Villa General Belgrano
Córdoba
Argentina
12/29/2024
Franco Montaño Herrero
Foto
Photography ID: 620725
♀  Adult
Camino a Calmayo
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2024
Franco Montaño Herrero
Foto
Photography ID: 611489
♂  Adult
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
09/23/2017
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 590188
♂  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
04/15/2023
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 585784
♀  Adult
Falda del Carmen
Córdoba
Argentina
12/06/2017
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 580049
♂  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
03/30/2024
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 580048
♂  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
02/13/2024
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 580047
♀  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
03/30/2024
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 567759
♀  Adult
Villa Los Aromos
Córdoba
Argentina
01/26/2024
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 554138
♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
10/13/2023
Silvio Lamothe



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Caverzasi11/03/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a La Sara, Las VarillasN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi10/15/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo E. Alvarez, Las VarillasN/AN/AYesNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245592415/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaJardín Botánico Córdoba, CapitalFacundo Carretero
237347625/09/202519:00ArgentinaCórdobaCiudad Universitaria, Córdoba1Fabrizio García
240752903/05/2025ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial, Chancani1Walter Bustamante
224679021/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a Campo Mare, La Para2Pablo Eguia
224290614/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaÁreas Protegidas Municipales de Villa General BelgranoFranco Montaño Herrero
224311829/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaVilla General BelgranoFranco Montaño Herrero
224273027/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a CalmayoFranco Montaño Herrero
221453225/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombrar6Graciela Vega
222858424/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaHuerta grande2Walter Bustamante
221178620/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombre, salto norte, Almafuerte5Graciela Vega
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.