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Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)


Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata)
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
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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
BirdLife International:
  Least Concern (LC)  
Sex: Male
Life stage: Adult
Registration date: 06/04/2025
Country: Argentina
Province / Department: Misiones
Location or protected area: Santa Ana
Detailed location: Camino a Monte de los Abuelos
Coordinates - Detailed location: -27.369284, -55.581918
Location accuracy: Medium
Belonging: Native
Condition: Wild
Certainty: Photographed
Reproduction information: No
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography ID: 680544 View Full Record
Publication date: 03/31/2026 21:25:24

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