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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 528058
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/22/2017
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 523716
♂  Adult
Gobernador Virasoro
Corrientes
Argentina
06/25/2009
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 504263
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
02/19/2013
Ramon Moller Jensen



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
173474622/04/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasRamon Moller Jensen
162658719/02/2013ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101, Parque Nacional IguazúRamon Moller Jensen
171811225/06/2009ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Santa Maria, Gobernador VirasoroRamon Moller Jensen
171061526/03/2009ArgentinaSanta FeZona Rural depto. Vera Bajos SubmeridionalesRamon Moller Jensen
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.