Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) made in "reserva" del río Mocoretá, Chajarí, Entre Ríos, Argentina on 23/02/2013. The photograph was published by Carlos M. Grassini and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
No pude determinar bien, lo más probable juvenil. Emitió los típicos sonidos de clic o chip o tic de la Especie. Sobre el camino, muchas veces los vehículos que salen o entran a gran velocidad atropellan a estas aves.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes | |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae | |
| Scientific name: | Hydropsalis torquata | |
| English Name: | Scissor-tailed Nightjar | |
| Spanish Name: | Atajacaminos Tijera | |
| Portuguese Name: | Bacurau-tesoura | |
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| Sex: | Female | |
| Life stage: | Juvenile | |
| Registration date: | 23/02/2013 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Entre Ríos | |
| Location or protected area: | Chajarí | |
| Detailed location: | "reserva" del río Mocoretá | |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -30.658228, -57.962816 | |
| Altitude - Detailed location: | 38 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | Medium | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Heard, Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 23261 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | Panasonic | |
| Camera model: | DMC-FZ47 | |
| Shutter speed: | 10/1250 | |
| Aperture: | 5.2 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 800 | |
| Focal length: | 108mm | |
| Creation date: | 2013:02:23 21:06:24 | |
| Using Flash: | Si | |
| Publication date: | 06/22/2013 01:24:46 | |
