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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
111352507/10/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaEstación 3 del Cable CarrilGonzalo Diaz
91483420/04/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Sarmiento, CórdobaGonzalo Diaz
91474019/04/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníGonzalo Diaz
91456917/04/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníGonzalo Diaz
83060316/10/2018ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníGonzalo Diaz
56688714/04/2017ArgentinaChacoParaje La ArmoniaGonzalo Diaz
51963505/12/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesGonzalo Diaz
44882519/06/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín GarcíaGonzalo Diaz
36577021/11/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosSerena de GualeyanGonzalo Diaz
36102007/11/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta PiedrasGonzalo Diaz
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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.