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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: 678226
  Adult

Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
03/18/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 676599
  Adult

El Carrizal de Abajo
Mendoza
Argentina
02/08/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 676598
  Adult

El Carrizal de Abajo
Mendoza
Argentina
02/08/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 676595
  Adult

El Carrizal de Abajo
Mendoza
Argentina
02/08/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 676369
  Adult

Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 676363
  Adult

Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 669962
  Adult

Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
01/27/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 666346
  Adult

Valle del Lunarejo
Rivera
Uruguay
01/04/2026
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244829118/03/2026BrazilAlagoasSerraria, MaceioEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
244166501/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino a cascada Arroyo Colastiné, Arroyo ColastinéGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
244165901/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino a cascada Arroyo Colastiné, Arroyo ColastinéPeter Vidana
243965724/02/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaReserva Natural Pampa de la Viuda Agustina1Carlos De Biagi
244298722/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaRuta Provincial 13, Bosquecito De Aguaribay1Pablo Moreno
243659218/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping La Tortuga Alegre, Concordia3Pablo Bruni
244298216/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaHostería de Villavicencio1Pablo Moreno
244271308/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaEl Carrizal de AbajoPablo Moreno
242363827/01/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
241442604/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosEa. Campo Bajo, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
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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.