Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) - HBW 5, p. 382
French: Engoulevent à queue en ciseaux
German: Scherenschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Chotacabras Tijereta
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus torquatus J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Brazil.
Species name has normally been given as brasiliana, but this name is based on a drawing and a written description, and is not clearly identifiable as present species, indeed some points would appear to preclude this; torquata, proposed by same author on the following page of the same publication, was consistently used in Brazilian literature until 1966, and should be reinstated. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- torquata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - S Surinam, EC Peru and Brazil.
- furcifera (Vieillot, 1817) - N & E Bolivia, S Brazil, Paraguay, N & C Argentina and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A slow motion view of a female on the ground and flying away Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp torquata)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 8 sec 4.2 -
A male on the ground, at night Locality Cruce Caballero, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp furcifera)
Anna Motis 22 August 2004 5 years ago 23 sec 4.1 -
An adult bird displaying near the nest Locality Ilha Comprida, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 7 October 2008 1 year ago 18 sec 3
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It is an imature.
Locality São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Henrique 13 March 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
resting
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
oleicfrisbee 14 June 2009 2 years ago 3 -
a male on the floor
Locality Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay
Santiago Carvalho 3 December 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A bird on the ground by night
Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Aleix Comas 24 August 2008 2 years ago 2.7
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Male. Locality Icapuí, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp torquata)
Ciro Albano 20 March 2005 2 years ago 4
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