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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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✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga and Jose Luis Navarro
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Foto
Photography ID: 571337
♀  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/27/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 571336
  Egg
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/27/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 571335
♀  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/27/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 515279
♂  Adult
Aldea Yabotí
Misiones
Argentina
09/12/2022
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 515257
♂  Adult
Puerto Piracuacito - Jaaukanigás
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/10/2022
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 424181
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/07/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 423781
  Egg
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 423780
♀  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 423779
♀  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 369788
♂  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/25/2019
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 296458
♀  Adult
Maciá
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/15/2018
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 235992
♂  Adult
Islas Departamento Victoria
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/05/2017
Max Uranga



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
197598927/11/2023ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa OcampoMax Uranga
167918512/09/2022ArgentinaMisionesAldea Yaboti Ecolodge, Aldea YabotíMax Uranga
167916410/09/2022ArgentinaSanta FePuerto Piracuacito - Jaaukanigás Max Uranga
133139207/11/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia Santa Catalina, La PazMax Uranga
132889406/11/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia Santa Catalina, La PazMax Uranga
115419925/10/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia La Celmira, GualeguaychúMax Uranga
83331415/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosCampo Don Santiago, MaciáMax Uranga
66364405/11/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosIslas Departamento VictoriaMax Uranga
61315124/03/2017ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezMax Uranga
42550529/01/2016ArgentinaSaltaArroyo cercano al Río Rosario, Rosario de la FronteraMax Uranga
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.