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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 379140
♂  Adult
La Paisanita
Córdoba
Argentina
10/20/2019
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 237569
♀  Adult
La Paisanita
Córdoba
Argentina
01/05/2018
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 82633
♀  Adult
La Paisanita
Córdoba
Argentina
02/14/2015
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 74276
♀  Adult
La Paisanita
Córdoba
Argentina
12/25/2014
Julia Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 73422
♀  Adult
La Paisanita
Córdoba
Argentina
12/25/2014
Andres Espindola



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
169159009/12/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLa isla, La Paisanita4Dario Juan Wendeler
118352620/10/2019ArgentinaCórdobaLas Tres Marías, La PaisanitaAndres Espindola
67814819/01/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLas Tres Marías, La Paisanita3Andres Espindola
66812305/01/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLas Tres Marías, La PaisanitaAndres Espindola
47970431/01/2016ArgentinaCórdobaColonia de vacaciones union ferroviaria., La Paisanita2Dario Juan Wendeler
25056428/02/2015ArgentinaCórdobaLa PaisanitaAndres Espindola
24066614/02/2015ArgentinaCórdobaLa PaisanitaAndres Espindola
21555625/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaLa PaisanitaJulia Espindola
21303225/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaLa PaisanitaAndres Espindola
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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.