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 |
Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
Version: 1.0 — Published February 20, 2015
Diet and Foraging
Diet
Scissor-tailed Nightjar is insectivorous; the diet includes beetles (Coleoptera), moths (Lepidoptera), flies (Diptera), lacewings (Neuroptera), bugs (Hemiptera), ants (Formicidae), cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae), bees, Orthopterans, termites (Isoptera), cockroaches (Blattaria: Blattidae), mantises (Mantodea: Mandidae), and cicadas (Cicadidae) (Schubart et al. 1965, Cleere 1998). Beetles seem to be particularly important elements of the diet. Beetles were found in each of 17 stomachs of Scissor-tail Nightjars examined by Schubart et al. (1965), including representatives of Aphodiidae, Bostrichidae, Brentidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Ecotylidae, Elateridae, Geotrupidae, Hydrophilidae, Scarabaeidae, and Tenebrionidae.
