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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: 528675
  Adult
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/19/2023
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 82550
♀  Adult
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
02/06/2015
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 74201
♀  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/28/2014
Santiago Juan Torres



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
182336508/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento del BeniÁrea Protegida Municipal Pampas del YacumaSantiago Juan Torres
173589419/03/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Sierra del Tigre, Tandil1Santiago Juan Torres
47875815/09/2016ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Margay (ex Don Enrique Lodge)Santiago Juan Torres
23680506/02/2015ArgentinaRío NegroLas GrutasSantiago Juan Torres
23820601/02/2015ArgentinaLa PampaAnzoáteguiSantiago Juan Torres
21542728/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesSantiago Juan Torres
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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.