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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: 549856
♀  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/29/2023
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 62810
♀  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/20/2014
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234120515/08/202511:16ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
224345803/02/202515:21ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
188947929/09/2023ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa FePablo Capovilla
61894123/09/2017ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa FeRodolfo Seró
32989518/09/2015ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
17915720/09/2014ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa FeGustavo Fernando Durán
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.