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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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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 10 • Article Nº 3
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga and Jose Luis Navarro
09/09/2020 22:33



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
169415608/12/2022ArgentinaCorrientesConcepción del Yaguareté CoráMauricio Secchi
165713109/10/2022ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroMauricio Secchi
165689401/10/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del Paraná1Mauricio Secchi
159442624/03/2022ArgentinaLa PampaReserva La Malvina., Santa RosaMauricio Secchi
156478819/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
148281917/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
148012818/09/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
114473830/11/2019ArgentinaCorrientesConcepción del Yaguareté CoráMauricio Secchi
112837909/11/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresRio Carabelas (-34,160525, -58,746613)2Mauricio Secchi
89824616/03/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del Paraná2Mauricio Secchi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 23/03/2026.