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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: 335173
♂  Adult
Sarandi
Rocha
Uruguay
03/22/2016
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
Foto
Photography ID: 335171
♂  Adult
Sarandi
Rocha
Uruguay
03/23/2016
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
Foto
Photography ID: 128973
♂  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/29/2015
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
Foto
Photography ID: 46578
♂  Adult
Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
03/30/2014
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
Foto
Photography ID: 34110
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2014
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
113949709/11/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
84380422/11/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
75557130/04/2018ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Natural Provincial Rincón de Santa MaríaWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
69005322/01/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresZárateWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
58949729/06/2017ArgentinaFormosaParque Nacional Río PilcomayoWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
51783609/12/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
92873623/03/2016UruguayRochaSarandiWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
42247223/03/2016UruguayRochaRochaWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
92873822/03/2016UruguayRochaSarandiWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
36851129/11/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta IndioWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
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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.