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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: 443704
♀  Adult
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
03/20/2021
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 426230
♂  Adult
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
12/27/2020
Silvio Montani
Foto
Photography ID: 43271
♂  Adult
Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
03/12/2014
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
139937220/03/2021ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
133759327/12/2020ArgentinaMendozaCuando se desvía el camino desde la ruta, Reserva Natural VillavicencioSilvio Montani
118357230/01/2020ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioMatias Pescara
113547202/02/2019ArgentinaMendozaArbolado Planta embotelladora, Reserva Natural VillavicencioValentín González Feltrup
22290603/01/2015ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
12396212/03/2014ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioCarlos Schmidt
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 13/03/2026.