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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 La Falda

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus torquatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 590188
♂  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
04/15/2023
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 477158
♀  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
12/30/2021
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 330583
♀  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
01/08/2018
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 195747
♀  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
01/19/2017
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 132949
♂  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
01/03/2016
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 82506
♀  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
02/01/2015
Walter Bustamante



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
209954615/04/2023ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
152412230/12/2021ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
89675706/02/2019ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La Falda1Walter Bustamante
91843408/01/2018ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
55682119/01/2017ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
38755903/01/2016ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
24028701/02/2015ArgentinaCórdobaCamino viejo del cerro El Cuadrado, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
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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.