Scissor-tailed nightjar
| Scissor-tailed nightjar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Caprimulgidae |
| Genus: | Hydropsalis |
| Species: | H. torquata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydropsalis torquata (Gmelin, 1789)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hydropsalis brasiliana (Gmelin, 1789) | |
The scissor-tailed nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Hydropsalis torquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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