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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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Foto
Photography ID: 344274
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/02/2019
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 329052
♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
04/19/2019
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 329049
♀  Adult
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
04/20/2019
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 293665
♀  Adult
Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
10/17/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 273974
♂  Adult
Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
06/30/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 179989
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/09/2016
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 127892
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/06/2015
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 120050
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/16/2015
Diego Carus



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238863123/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Diego Carus
221443014/11/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Carus
146768226/09/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río), Vicente López12Diego Carus
111625107/10/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaEstación 3 del Cable CarrilDiego Carus
91295020/04/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Sarmiento, CórdobaDiego Carus
91295219/04/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníDiego Carus
91350113/04/2019ArgentinaCórdobaParque Sarmiento, CórdobaDiego Carus
95071004/03/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosCampo Dri, ConcordiaDiego Carus
95522802/03/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosCampo Dri, ConcordiaDiego Carus
82851327/10/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosDiego Carus
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.