Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Caprimulgiformes
- Family
- Caprimulgidae
- Genus
- Hydropsalis
- eBird Code
- sctnig2
Vocalizations
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Hydropsalis torquata furcifer
southern Peru to eastern Bolivia, southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, and central Argentina
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Hydropsalis torquata torquata
southern Suriname to Amazonian and eastern Brazil and eastern Peru
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.