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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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Foto
Photography ID: 659347
♂ ♀
  Adult

Hudson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/10/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 659346
♂ ♀
  Adult

Hudson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/10/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 659345
♂ ♀
  Adult

Hudson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/10/2025
Pablo Richter



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238406510/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresHudson2Pablo Richter
242439921/10/202519:50ArgentinaBuenos AiresCostanera, Hudson2Pablo Richter
242034910/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCostanera, Hudson2Pablo Richter
227834514/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo negro, Hudson2Pablo Richter
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.