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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: 627469
♂  Adult
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
03/12/2025
Elbio Mamaní
Foto
Photography ID: 584420
♂  Adult
Cafayate
Salta
Argentina
08/18/2019
Elbio Mamaní



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226447812/03/2025ArgentinaSaltaCamino a Yacochuya cortada a Rp S2 Cafayate, CafayateElbio Mamaní
209001724/03/2023ArgentinaSaltaHotel Los Castillos, Cafayate2Nazareno Del Carlo
203510018/08/2019ArgentinaSaltaAcequia a Paraje San Luis, CafayateElbio Mamaní
105006407/10/2016ArgentinaSaltaCafayate, CafayateJulian Quillen Vidoz
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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.