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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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Foto
Photography ID: 118556
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/10/2015
Pablo Meoniz
Foto
Photography ID: 118553
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/10/2015
Pablo Meoniz



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
119740314/02/2020ArgentinaCórdobaRuta 100, San José de las SalinasPablo Meoniz
114114623/11/2019ArgentinaCórdobaRuta 100, San José de las SalinasPablo Meoniz
55561218/03/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas4Pablo Meoniz
51627009/12/2016ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Natural Provincial Rincón de Santa MaríaPablo Meoniz
48858508/10/2016ArgentinaSanta FeLa Lucila - Departamento San CristobalPablo Meoniz
34262910/10/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasPablo Meoniz
7396326/09/2013ArgentinaCórdobaChuñaPablo Meoniz
7406623/09/2013ArgentinaCórdobaSalsacatePablo Meoniz
4559317/11/2012ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia HughesPablo Meoniz
3072528/02/2012ArgentinaCórdobaCamino entre San Marcos Sierras y Capilla del montePablo Meoniz
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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.