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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: 542603
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/15/2020
Mauricio Tibaldo
Foto
Photography ID: 428023
  Juvenile
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 428022
  Juvenile
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 428021
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 427223
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/13/2020
Sebastián Otero
Foto
Photography ID: 426230
♂  Adult
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
12/27/2020
Silvio Montani
Foto
Photography ID: 425093
♂  Adult
Loma Blanca
Córdoba
Argentina
12/02/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 425092
♀  Adult
Loma Blanca
Córdoba
Argentina
12/02/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 424487
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/15/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 424181
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/07/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 423781
  Egg
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2020
Max Uranga



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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
134525127/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníPablo Eguia
133759327/12/2020ArgentinaMendozaCuando se desvía el camino desde la ruta, Reserva Natural VillavicencioSilvio Montani
133245416/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del Pilar1Diego Oscar
133214515/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Zorraquin, Concordia2Pablo Bruni
148702113/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Astrid Wessels
138411313/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Gabriel Carbajales
134034413/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Eugenia Boggiano
133238613/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Virginia Bonifacio
133205113/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Silvia Diaz Trivelli
133066313/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Sebastián Otero
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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.