Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (2)
Max Witynski
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 20, 2015
Text last updated February 20, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | enganyapastors cua de tisora |
| Czech | lelek nůžkoocasý |
| Dutch | Spiesstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Scissor-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Scissor-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent à queue en ciseaux |
| French (France) | Engoulevent à queue en ciseaux |
| German | Scherenschwanz-Nachtschwalbe |
| Japanese | ハサミヨタカ |
| Norwegian | saksenattravn |
| Polish | lelkowiec długosterny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bacurau-tesoura |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bacurau-tesoura |
| Russian | Острохвостый козодой |
| Serbian | Makazorepi leganj |
| Slovak | lelek šípochvostý |
| Spanish | Chotacabras Tijereta |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Atajacaminos Tijera |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Atajacaminos tijera |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chotacabras de Cola Tijereta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chotacabras tijereta |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Dormilón Tijereta |
| Swedish | saxstjärtsnattskärra |
| Turkish | Makas Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan |
| Ukrainian | Дрімлюга-вилохвіст бразильський |
Hydropsalis torquata (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus torquatus
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.1032.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HYDROPSALIS
- torquata
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Scissor-tailed Nightjar
