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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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Photography ID: 4502
♀  Adult
Carmelo - Narvona
Colonia
Uruguay
02/14/2011
Esteban Argerich



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235612318/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Vertedero., Bañado La EstrellaEsteban Argerich
227488312/04/2025ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge, Curuzú CuatiáEsteban Argerich
219564116/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta 3ra seccionEsteban Argerich
218467305/11/2024ArgentinaCorrientesA unos km de Curuzú Cuatia camino a Cuatro Bocas, Curuzú CuatiáEsteban Argerich
157634130/04/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasEsteban Argerich
150660627/11/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta Bonaerense del Partido de Campana, CampanaEsteban Argerich
136854316/02/2021ArgentinaCórdobaTrayecto Río Cuarto - Alpa CorralEsteban Argerich
112275731/10/2019UruguayMaldonadoEl EdenEsteban Argerich
112205930/10/2019UruguayMaldonadoJosé IgnacioEsteban Argerich
110294028/09/2019ArgentinaCórdobaLoma BlancaEsteban Argerich
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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.