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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: 299445
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/31/2015
Gustavo Masuzzo
Foto
Photography ID: 279158
  Adult

Calchaquí
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/03/2015
Federico Nagel
Foto
Photography ID: 160368
  Adult

Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
01/03/2015
Aluminé Sangorrín
Foto
Photography ID: 148881
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/28/2015
Federico Silvestre
Foto
Photography ID: 130499
  Adult

Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
12/19/2015
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 130174
  Fledgling

Villa Serrana
Lavalleja
Uruguay
12/20/2015
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 128973
  Adult

Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/29/2015
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
Foto
Photography ID: 128093
  Adult

Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/28/2015
Silvio Lamothe



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
38244129/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial Chancaní8Sebastián Dardanelli
42282327/12/2015UruguayColoniaParaje Costas del Colla, cerca de Rosario4Astrid Wessels
38052127/12/2015UruguayMaldonadoCamino vecinal a 8km de Pan de AzúcarDaniela Lowe
38284626/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníRamiro Ramirez
37803620/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaPicada central, Parque Provincial Chancaní4Andres Espindola
37732820/12/2015UruguayLavallejaVilla SerranaAdrian Antunez
37797919/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaSector de acampe, Parque Provincial Chancaní2Andres Espindola
37751019/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDiego Carus
37522812/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Diego Oscar
37513512/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasJorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.