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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 Villa Ocampo

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 571337
♀  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/27/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 571336
  Egg
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/27/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 571335
♀  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/27/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 454910
♂  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/18/2021
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 454901
♂  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/17/2021
Pablo Capovilla



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
197598927/11/2023ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa OcampoMax Uranga
143546720/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FeVilla Ocampo1Calidris Esperanza
143112820/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FeCabañas La Joyita, Villa Ocampo1Hugo Caverzasi
143529118/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FePuerto Ocampo, Villa OcampoPablo Capovilla
143155218/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Puerto, Villa Ocampo1Hugo Caverzasi
143528317/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FeCabañas La Joyita, Villa OcampoPablo Capovilla
143159717/07/2021ArgentinaSanta FeCabañas La Joyita, Villa Ocampo3Hugo Caverzasi
136047020/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeVilla OcampoLeonardo Caballero
75231729/04/2018ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa OcampoHugo Caverzasi
75200129/04/2018ArgentinaSanta FeJaaukanigas, Villa Ocampo2Dario Juan Wendeler
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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.