Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis torquata

The Scissor-tailed Nightjar (Hydropsalis torquata) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies) and order Caprimulgiformes.

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Caprimulgiformes
        Family: Caprimulgidae
        Genus: Hydropsalis
        Species: Hydropsalis torquata

Species in the Genus of Hydropsalis

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Long-trained Nightjar

Hydropsalis forcipata

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis torquata

White-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis cayennensis

External Links

Scissor-tailed Nightjar – Wikipedia

Scissor-tailed Nightjar – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Scissor-tailed Nightjar – Audubon.org