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;[[:Category:Eleothreptus|Eleothreptus]] anomalus | ;[[:Category:Eleothreptus|Eleothreptus]] anomalus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 18–20 cm (7-7¾ in) | ||
| + | *Pale greyish-brown upperparts, with some dark spots | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in swamps of south-eastern [[Brazil]] to southern [[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==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== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of beetles, moths and ants, foraged in flight. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Nightjar+anomal}} | {{GSearch|Nightjar+anomal}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Eleothreptus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Eleothreptus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:45, 23 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
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Apr 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sickle-winged Nightjar. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sickle-winged_Nightjar
