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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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✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga and Jose Luis Navarro
09/09/2020 22:33



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Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 639275
 Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
10/11/2024
Gustavo Marasco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230529311/10/2024ArgentinaFormosaReserva Guaycolec, FormosaGustavo Marasco
212085521/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaHerradura, Formosa1Bc_pajareritos Agriornis
186422614/05/2022ArgentinaFormosaBarrio La Nueva Formosa, Formosa2Fabricio Candia
186423417/10/2020ArgentinaFormosaUnnamed Road, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
186422911/02/2020ArgentinaFormosaCamino a Tres Marías, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
186423310/08/2019ArgentinaFormosaReserva de Biósfera Laguna Oca, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
186423502/01/2019ArgentinaFormosalos picazos, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
186422806/09/2018ArgentinaFormosaCamino a Laguna Oca, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
186422727/07/2018ArgentinaFormosaCamino a Laguna Oca, Formosa3Fabricio Candia
186423020/06/2018ArgentinaFormosaEstablecimiento Los Picazos, Formosa2Fabricio Candia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.