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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: 660692
♀  Adult
Santa Elena
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/08/2025
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 660569
♀  Adult
Santa Elena
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/08/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 642153
 Valle María
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/12/2012
Fernando Rasmussen
Foto
Photography ID: 642152
♂ 
Valle María
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/10/2012
Fernando Rasmussen
Foto
Photography ID: 638447
 Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/18/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 637493
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/22/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 633003
♀  Adult
Colón
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/03/2025
Ricardo Hack
Foto
Photography ID: 630328
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/11/2025
Patricia Beatriz Benitez
Foto
Photography ID: 617779
  Egg
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2024
Gabriel Carbajales



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni08/14/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Ricardo Hack11/12/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosColónN/AAdultNoNo
Carlos M. Grassini08/31/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCalle Inmigrantes Percara entre 25 de Mayo y ruta 2, Chajarí♂AdultYesNo
Carlos M. Grassini09/08/2013ArgentinaEntre RíosGorgonzola, entre Posina y Monza, monte de espinal, Chajarí♂AdultYesNo



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Last Filmings published





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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243659218/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping La Tortuga Alegre, Concordia3Pablo Bruni
241442604/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosEa. Campo Bajo, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
240353521/12/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
240060413/12/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
239236426/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Municipal Las PiedrasGustavo Puente
239078423/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva De Usos Múltiples El Guayabo, Villaguay1Pablo Bruni
239151021/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
238506812/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosEa. Campo Bajo, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
239106008/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Santa ElenaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239070008/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Santa ElenaPeter Vidana
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.