Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | lelek nůžkoocasý |
| Dutch | Spiesstaartnachtzwaluw |
| English | Scissor-tailed Nightjar |
| English (United States) | Scissor-tailed Nightjar |
| French | Engoulevent à queue en ciseaux |
| French (French Guiana) | 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, JF", 1789)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus torquatus
"Gmelin, JF", 1789. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2, p.1032.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil.
Definitions
- HYDROPSALIS
- torquata
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Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata Scientific name definitions
Max Witynski
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 20, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 20, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
Authors
Max Witynski
Recommended Citation
Witynski, M. (2020). Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sctnig2.01
Neotropical Birds
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Version 1.0
- February 20, 2015
- Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
Authors
Max Witynski
Revisors
Max Witynski
Recommended Citation
Witynski, M. (2015). Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.sctnig2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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- October 31, 2013
- Scissor-tailed Nightjar Hydropsalis torquata
Authors
Nigel Cleere
Recommended Citation
Cleere, N. (2013). Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.