Sickle-winged Nightjar - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Xyko Paludo
São José dos Pinhais, PR, Brazil, April 2018

Eleothreptus anomalus

Identification

18–20 cm (7-7¾ in)

• Pale greyish-brown upperparts, with some dark spots

Distribution

South America: found in swamps of south-eastern Brazil to southern Paraguay and northern Argentina.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Edges of gallery forest and along streams and rivers, flooded grasslands, savannas, marshland, swamps, lagoon edges with spiny scrub, pools and flooded palm groves.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of beetles, moths and ants, foraged in flight.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sickle-winged Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sickle-winged_Nightjar

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