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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
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Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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EcoRegistros Revista - Related articles




Primer registro de reproducción del Atajacaminos Tijera (Hydropsalis torquata) en la provincia de Santiago del Estero, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 10 - Article Nº 3
Publish by: Oscar Bernardo Quiroga y Jose Luis Navarro
Published date: 09/09/2020 22:33



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227732519/04/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento Federación2Pablo Bruni
208438513/05/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosDepartamento Federación1Faustino Hollmann
157084816/04/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Chaviyú, Departamento Federación1Pablo Bruni
139113903/04/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento Federación1Pablo Bruni
137996414/03/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento Federación4Pablo Bruni
135773503/01/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento Federación1Pablo Bruni
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.