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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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Records from Parque San Carlos

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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni08/14/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237842423/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Faustino Hollmann
218077527/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
211366517/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Bc_pajareritos Playeritos
211362917/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Faustino Hollmann
180959114/08/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
208508519/10/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia2Faustino Hollmann
165674917/10/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia5Pablo Bruni
165674017/10/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia4Patricia Beatriz Benitez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/04/2026.