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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 Las Varillas

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga and Jose Luis Navarro
09/09/2020 22:33



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Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 411874
 Las Varillas
Córdoba
Argentina
09/18/2020
Hugo Caverzasi



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Caverzasi11/03/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a La Sara, Las VarillasN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi10/15/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo E. Alvarez, Las VarillasN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
182644414/09/2023ArgentinaCórdobaLas Varillas., Las Varillas1Hugo Caverzasi
148921603/11/2021ArgentinaCórdoba5 km al Este de Las Varillas - Estancia Las Varillas, Las Varillas1Hugo Caverzasi
132093501/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobaEntre Estancia Las Varillas y Gruta Soldano, Las Varillas1Hugo Caverzasi
131704325/11/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo Bossi, Las Varillas1Hugo Caverzasi
130624003/11/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a La Sara, Las VarillasHugo Caverzasi
129926615/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo E. Alvarez, Las Varillas1Hugo Caverzasi
129452826/09/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo Macias, Las VarillasHugo Caverzasi
129132818/09/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo Durando, Las VarillasHugo Caverzasi
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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.