Scissor Tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis torquata (Gmelin & JF 1789)

Hydropsalis torquata (Scissor Tailed Nightjar) is a species of birds in the family Caprimulgidae.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

body mass
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001259
- Definition: The amount of matter in the body of an organism.
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63 g
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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south Atlantic
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=1914
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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tropical
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Scissor-tailed Nightjar. View this species on GBIF