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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: 640040
 
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
10/12/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 639275
 
Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
10/11/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 638447
 
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/18/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 637927
  Adult

Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/27/2024
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 637493
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/22/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 627718
  Adult

Corrientes
Corrientes
Argentina
09/17/2024
Esteban Geronimo Javier Luque
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: 617779
  Egg

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2024
Gabriel Carbajales
Foto
Photography ID: 616716
  Adult

San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
12/21/2024
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 616669
  Adult

San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
12/18/2024
Santos Uranga



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Alec Earnshaw09/15/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río)Vicente López♂ ♀AdultNoNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224311829/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaVilla General BelgranoFranco Montaño Herrero
229789527/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle 65, BerissoJulian Uriel Collado
224273027/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a CalmayoFranco Montaño Herrero
221453225/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombrar6Graciela Vega
222858424/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaHuerta grande2Walter Bustamante
222775321/12/2024ArgentinaMendozaFinca el remanso, San CarlosSantos Uranga
221178620/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombre, salto norte, Almafuerte5Graciela Vega
223307418/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosEa. Campo Bajo, Ceibas2Diego Oscar
222770418/12/2024ArgentinaMendozaFinca el remanso, San CarlosSantos Uranga
221125718/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombrar1Graciela Vega
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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.