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Sickle-winged Nightjar

Eleothreptus anomalus

Vulnerable
날개 폭
25.8 cm
체중
43.7 g
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgiformes
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소개

작은 쏙독새과(~44g) 새로 남아메리카 남부의 습한 팜파 초원과 습지에 서식. 주로 야행성이며 날아다니는 곤충을 잡아먹는다. 취약종.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
날개 폭 25.8 cm 10.2 in
체중 43.7 g 1.54 oz

식별

깃털

Male with extraordinarily elongated sickle-shaped outer primaries; dark brown with buff mottling; white throat and wing spots. Female brown with buff spots; normal wing shape; male wing shape unique among nightjars.

Habitat & Range

분포 지역

Resident of open marshland, wet grassland, and savanna from Paraguay and adjacent Bolivia south to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina.

Diet & Feeding

Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over South American wet grassland and marshes.

보전 상태

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

행동 및 번식

산란 수

2

소리

노래

Soft churring call; low-pitched, repetitive trill from grassland; males produce distinctive wing noise in display flight; vocalizations quiet compared to wing sounds

분류학

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Genus Eleothreptus
Eleothreptus anomalus

Distribution

Sickle-winged Nightjar has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded
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External Databases

자주 묻는 질문

What does the Sickle-winged Nightjar eat?
Aerial insectivore; hawks moths and beetles at night over South American wet grassland and marshes.
Where does the Sickle-winged Nightjar live?
Resident of open marshland, wet grassland, and savanna from Paraguay and adjacent Bolivia south to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina.
Is the Sickle-winged Nightjar endangered?
The Sickle-winged Nightjar has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
What does the Sickle-winged Nightjar sound like?
Soft churring call; low-pitched, repetitive trill from grassland; males produce distinctive wing noise in display flight; vocalizations quiet compared to wing sounds
How big is the Sickle-winged Nightjar?
The Sickle-winged Nightjar has a wingspan of 25.8 cm, weight of 43.7 g.
What order and family does the Sickle-winged Nightjar belong to?
The Sickle-winged Nightjar (Eleothreptus anomalus) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Caprimulgidae.

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