• Synonyms Scissor tailed Nightjar
  • Old latin name for bird Hydropsalis brasiliana, Caprimulgus brasilianus, Caprimulgus torquatus

Scissor-tailed Nightjarbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    'Song' & trrrt on the ground, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 2.
    Song, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Uruguay
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, song, © Rolf A. de By
    Argentina
  • 4.
    Song, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 5.
    Call, © Alvaro Riccetto
    Uruguay
  • 6.
    Song, © Caio Brito
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Song, © Noé Eiterer
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Song, © Alexandre Bianco
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Call, male, © Rodrigo Dela Rosa
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, song, © Dan Lane
    Bolivia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Scissor-tailed Nightjar

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Amazonia and s Peru to s Brazil and c Argentina

Scissor-tailed Nightjar subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Hydropsalis torquata furcifers Peru to s Brazil and c Argentina-No
Hydropsalis torquata torquatas Suriname, Brazil and e Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanenganyapastors cua de tisora
Chinese剪尾夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)剪尾夜鷹
Croatianleganj lastavičar
CzechLelek kopistoocasý, lelek nůžkoocasý
DanishSakshale
DutchSpiesstaartnachtzwaluw
EsperantoTondilvosta kaprimulgo
Estoniankäärsaba-öösorr
Finnishsaksipyrstökehrääjä
FrenchEngoulevent à queue en ciseaux
GermanSpießnachtschwalbe, Scherenschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
GuaraniYvyja'u jetapa
Hungarianollósfarkú lappantyú
ItalianSucciacapre coda a forbice, Succiacapre codaforbice
Japaneseハサミヨタカ, ハサミオヨタカ
Lithuanianbrazilinis lėlys
Norwegiansaksenattravn
Norwegian NynorskSaksenatteramn
Polishlelkowiec długosterny, Lelek długosterny, Dziwoletek długosterny, dziwolotek długosterny, dziwolotek dlugosterny
Portuguesecuriango-tesoura, noitibó-tesoura, curiango, Bacurau-tesoura
RussianБразильский козодой, Бразильский острохвостый козодой, Полуошейниковый козодой, Острохвостый козодой
SerbianMakazorepi leganj
Slovaklelek šípochvostý
SpanishAtajacaminos tijereta, Atajacaminos tijera , Dormilón Cola Larga, Atajacaminos coludo chico, Dormilón Coludo Grande, Dormilón Tijereta, Chotacabras tijereta
Swedishsaxnattskärra, Saxstjärtnattskärra, saxstjärtsnattskärra
TurkishMakas Kuyruklu Çobanaldatan
Ukrainianдрімлюга-вилохвіст бразильський