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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: 659113
♂  Adult
Dto Lihuel Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
10/31/2025
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 607233
♂  Adult
Loma Monte Lindo, Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/14/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 474269
  Adult
Ciudad de la Costa
Canelones
Uruguay
12/08/2021
Julián Tocce



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238309031/10/2025ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué Calel, Dto Lihuel CalelJulián Tocce
218214514/09/2024ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo, PiranéJulián Tocce
151196808/12/2021UruguayCanelonesEl Pinar, Ciudad de la CostaJulián Tocce
137728907/03/2021ArgentinaLa PampaSenderos entre la barda y el río, La Adela2Julián Tocce
56305327/03/2017UruguayCerro LargoCostado del camino, Paso Centurión2Julián Tocce
49526727/10/2016ArgentinaRío NegroLago Pellegrini, Cinco Saltos1Julián Tocce
42106230/03/2016ArgentinaLa PampaA la entrada del Parque, en la ruta, Parque Nacional Lihué CalelJulián Tocce
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.