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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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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 10 • Article Nº 3
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga and Jose Luis Navarro
09/09/2020 22:33



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 645572
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
07/14/2025
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 549250
♀  Adult
Reserva Natural Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
09/05/2023
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 548215
♀  Adult
Reserva Natural Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
09/04/2023
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232894114/07/2025ArgentinaFormosaFortín Soledad, Bañado La EstrellaSergio Gabriel Borrillo
188735505/09/2023ArgentinaFormosaRuta 9, Reserva Natural FormosaSergio Gabriel Borrillo
182699304/09/2023ArgentinaFormosaReserva Natural FormosaSergio Gabriel Borrillo
70291912/02/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping, Parque Nacional Pre-DeltaSergio Gabriel Borrillo
7537105/10/2013ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarSergio Gabriel Borrillo
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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.