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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 Concordia

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 630328
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/11/2025
Patricia Beatriz Benitez
Foto
Photography ID: 582746
♂ 
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/01/2024
Patricia Beatriz Benitez
Foto
Photography ID: 577355
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/22/2024
Patricia Beatriz Benitez
Foto
Photography ID: 424487
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/15/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 344274
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2019
Diego Carus



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni08/14/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo



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 Reports


 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243659218/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping La Tortuga Alegre, Concordia3Pablo Bruni
238251505/11/202519:54ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
238048521/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Zorraquin, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
237612318/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosLaguna zona Chacras al Río, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
237842423/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Faustino Hollmann
227275211/04/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosEl Duraznal, ConcordiaPatricia Beatriz Benitez
218077527/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Pablo Bruni
211366517/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Bc_pajareritos Playeritos
211362917/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Faustino Hollmann
202961301/05/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional A015, Concordia2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 14/03/2026.