The scissor-tailed nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.1032
Protonym:
Caprimulgus torquatus
Type locality:
Brazil.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656527
Avibase ID:
29AAC222C6D20542
Avibase ID:
avibase-29AAC222
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/29AAC222
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686708
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Engoulevent à queue en ciseaux ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Engoulevent à queue en ciseaux ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Hydropsalis brasiliana [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hydropsalis brasiliana [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hydropsalis brasiliana [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis brasiliana) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Scissor-tailed Nightjar ( Hydropsalis torquata) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hydropsalis torquata [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hydropsalis torquata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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