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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: 574621
 Finca La Montaña
Salta
Argentina
02/06/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 416750
♀  Adult
Reserva Natural del Pilar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/31/2020
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 140841
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/28/2016
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 92866
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/03/2015
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 92865
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/03/2015
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 72545
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/13/2014
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 826
  Squab
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/31/2010
Jorge La Grotteria



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
196662506/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1Jorge La Grotteria
196662306/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña2Jorge La Grotteria
196662106/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1Jorge La Grotteria
196659905/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1Jorge La Grotteria
182342408/09/2023BoliviaDepartamento del BeniÁrea Protegida Municipal Pampas del Yacuma1Jorge La Grotteria
166210423/10/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 14, Perdices1Jorge La Grotteria
164943907/10/2022ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombrar (-30,945885, -62,714655)1Jorge La Grotteria
154391007/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosDistrito Yuquerí, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
148341219/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Inta, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos2Jorge La Grotteria
148252018/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresR. Otamendi 930, Campana1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 20/03/2026.