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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
151389711/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguayMarcelo Gavensky
132453806/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguay1Marcelo Gavensky
132512517/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del Pilar1Marcelo Gavensky
120195125/02/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar (-33,234075, -59,309136)Marcelo Gavensky
119273714/02/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar (-33,229779, -59,374109)Marcelo Gavensky
117585523/01/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar (-33,229754, -59,374024)Marcelo Gavensky
83299804/11/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguayMarcelo Gavensky
83146801/11/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguayMarcelo Gavensky
82560522/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasMarcelo Gavensky
82449520/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguayMarcelo Gavensky
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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.