Order: Apodiformes Family: Caprimulgidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Status: The Scissor-tailed Nightjar is rare in scattered locations along the foothill of the Andes at elevations of up to 1700 m. It also occurs as an Austral migrant in Southeastern Peru. The Scissor-tailed Nightjar also occurs in Br and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Chotacabras de Cola Tijereta.
Sub-species: Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata torquata), J. F. Gmelin, 1789.
Meaning of Name: Hydropsalis: Gr. Hudro, hudatos= water and psalidos= pair of scissors. torquata: L. torquatus= collared.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.