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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: 538214
♂  Juvenile
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
05/26/2023
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 535391
♀  Adult
Hernando
Córdoba
Argentina
05/05/2023
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 516398
♀  Adult
Ruta Provincial 39
Formosa
Argentina
07/14/2022
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 516296
♂  Adult
Fortín Soledad
Formosa
Argentina
07/13/2022
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 348060
♂  Adult
Coronda
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/31/2019
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 292238
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/14/2018
Andrés Cecconi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
177840826/05/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableAndrés Cecconi
176646605/05/2023ArgentinaCórdobaHernandoAndrés Cecconi
168147014/07/2022ArgentinaFormosaCamino a Rn Formosa, Ruta Provincial 39Andrés Cecconi
168136113/07/2022ArgentinaFormosaFortín SoledadAndrés Cecconi
96562331/08/2019ArgentinaSanta FeCorondaAndrés Cecconi
82059714/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarAndrés Cecconi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.