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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 Bañado La Estrella

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 645572
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
07/14/2025
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 640040
 Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
10/12/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 586003
♀  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
05/20/2024
Gustavo Pascuas



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235612318/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Vertedero., Bañado La EstrellaEsteban Argerich
232894114/07/2025ArgentinaFormosaFortín Soledad, Bañado La EstrellaSergio Gabriel Borrillo
232314707/07/2025ArgentinaFormosaBañado la Estrella, Bañado La Estrella1Facundo Carretero
230719712/10/2024ArgentinaFormosaAlrededores del vertedero, Bañado La EstrellaGustavo Marasco
203993120/05/2024ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaGustavo Pascuas
179488120/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaBañado la Estrella, Bañado La EstrellaMauro Carballo
180188319/07/2023ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaMauro Carballo
160658302/07/2022ArgentinaFormosaFortín La Soledad, Bañado La Estrella1María Del Carmen Fabeiro
83631220/07/2018ArgentinaFormosaFortín Soledad, Bañado La EstrellaRomán Montero
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.