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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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🌿 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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
136473105/02/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1Jorge La Grotteria
136469105/02/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1María Alejandra Sosa
130749805/11/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1María Alejandra Sosa
130739005/11/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1Jorge La Grotteria
130366526/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1María Alejandra Sosa
130353226/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1Jorge La Grotteria
129918415/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1María Alejandra Sosa
129913515/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Campana1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

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