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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
216890712/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrar2Nicolas Olejnik
116469303/01/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresLago Salinas GrandesNicolas Olejnik
112227825/10/2019ArgentinaSaltaLa casa de la bodega y alrededoresNicolas Olejnik
51539913/12/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarNicolas Olejnik
35837803/11/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del Pilar1Nicolas Olejnik
29453414/06/2015ArgentinaSaltaVaquerosNicolas Olejnik
25485806/03/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarNicolas Olejnik
19669207/11/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasNicolas Olejnik
11364816/02/2014ArgentinaSan LuisReserva privada Don Felix y Sacha JuanNicolas Olejnik
9446410/01/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarNicolas Olejnik
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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.