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Short-tailed Nighthawk

Lurocalis semitorquatus
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Añapero Castaño
Tuju
Family: Caprimulgidae
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Caprimulgus semitorquatus.

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Number of Photography: 29

Foto
Photography ID: 646899
  Adult
Presidente figueiredo
Amazonas
Brazil
06/24/2025
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 628481
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
01/17/2024
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 617424
  Adult
Montecarlo
Misiones
Argentina
12/29/2024
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 614121
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
02/16/2024
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 605461
 Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/12/2024
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 605238
 San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
09/27/2024
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 561712
  Adult
San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
10/16/2023
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 533347
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
02/17/2023
Mauro Méndez Renedo
Foto
Photography ID: 530168
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
03/25/2023
Héctor Bernardo Fernández



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 7



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria01/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesVía sin nombre, Reserva Natural El Puente VerdeN/AN/ANoNo
Luciano Buck11/22/2024UruguayRiveraSobre la Ruta 30, antes de la entrada para Tranqueras, Valle del LunarejoIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Pablo Bruni10/12/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria01/12/2018ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar10/11/2014ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria10/12/2013ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria02/11/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/AYesNo


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Number of Records: 205



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239508827/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesCerro Cora1Julian Uriel Collado
239292627/11/202519:36ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 208Silvina Collado
239483725/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesCostanera Barrio Lago, Reserva Urutau3Julian Uriel Collado
239075025/11/202519:31ArgentinaMisionesCandelariaSilvina Collado
239448723/11/2025ArgentinaMisionescabaña los suizos, Ruta Nacional 141Julian Uriel Collado
238854323/11/202519:20ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 14 1044Silvina Collado
239440121/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesPP Araucaria, San Pedro1Julian Uriel Collado
237633513/10/2025BrazilRio Grande do SulGranja do Sossego, Santo ângeloPaulo Buchabqui Rodrigues
233481024/06/2025BrazilAmazonasMarí Marí, Presidente figueiredoPablo Alberto Re
231029121/06/2025ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--Jejuimi1Hugo Caverzasi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.