Eleothreptus anomalus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The sickle-winged nightjar (Eleothreptus anomalus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and possibly Uruguay. The sickle-winged nightjar was described as Amblypterus anomalus which was later lumped into genus Caprimulgus. Since the early 2010s it has been placed in its current genus Eleothreptus, which it shares with the white-winged nightjar (E. candicans). It is monotypic.
The sickle-winged nightjar is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long; one male weighed 43.7 g (1.5 oz). The adult male's upperparts are grayish brown spotted with dark shades of brown. The wings have a hooked "sickle" appearance due to the shape of the primary flight feathers. They are generally grayish brown, with blackish brown, cinnamon, and white markings. The chin is buffish white with brown bars; the throat brown with a cinnamon tinge, brown bars, and buffy streaks; the breast brown with buff spots and streaks; and the belly and flanks pale buff with brown bars. The adult female is browner than the male and does not have the modified primaries. The pattern and shades of the spots and bars are somewhat different... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sickle-winged Nightjar sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 240th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sickle-winged Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–April, the lowest months. Those are among Serra da Canastra National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in January.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sickle-winged Nightjar sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Sickle-winged Nightjar sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Iberá National Park (Argentina, under 5%).
Same family: Caprimulgidae
The closest relatives of the Sickle-winged Nightjar that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Caprimulgidae, Nightjars and Allies) are Least Nighthawk (about 10%), Common Pauraque (about 10%) and Scissor-tailed Nightjar (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sickle-winged Nightjar is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
