Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)
Author's comments:
Estaba incubando en un nido hecho en el suelo según lo conversado con la guardaparque. El sitio está demarcado para evitar molestarlo.
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| 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: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 15/11/2025 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN) | |
| Exact coordinates: | -34.536295, -58.445584 | |
| Location accuracy: | High | |
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| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | Yes | |
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We suggest not approaching the nesting site, to avoid leaving predator traces that may harm the success of the reproductive activity or interfere with the natural behavior of the animals. |
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| Photography ID: | 659720 View Full Record | |
| Publication date: | 11/17/2025 17:19:29 | |
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