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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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Records from Islas del Ibicuy

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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📖 Issue Nº 10 • Article Nº 3
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09/09/2020 22:33



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238465908/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas--Ea. Campo Bajo (AICA ER07), Islas del Ibicuy2Gabriel Carbajales
215996426/09/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas--Ea. Campo Bajo (AICA ER07), Islas del Ibicuy2Gabriel Carbajales
125083319/10/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas--Ea. Campo Bajo (AICA ER07), Islas del Ibicuy4Gabriel Carbajales
125083204/05/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas--Ea. Campo Bajo (AICA ER07), Islas del Ibicuy1Gabriel Carbajales
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.