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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 Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)

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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221443014/11/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Carus
71998222/03/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gustavo Fernando Durán
47766012/03/2016ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)J. Simón Tagtachian
42532812/03/2016ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
41494512/03/2016ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
41423712/03/2016ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sebastián Martín Santiago
41414612/03/2016ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Virginia Bonifacio
37495705/12/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Carus
37301905/12/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)J. Simón Tagtachian
37020405/12/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Judith Erica Sandberg
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 14/03/2026.