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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 Departamento Utracan

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 669962
  Adult

Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
01/27/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 661631
  Adult

Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
11/27/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 661630
  Adult

Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
11/27/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 612300
  Adult

Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
12/04/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242363827/01/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
239561327/11/2025ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
220440204/12/2024ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.