Typical Potoos
Nyctibius
Potoos (family Nyctibiidae) are a group of near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are sometimes called poor-me-ones, after their haunting calls. There are seven species in one genus, Nyctibius, in tropical Central and South America.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Common Potoo
speciesNyctibius griseus
Great Potoo
speciesNyctibius grandis
Northern Potoo
speciesNyctibius jamaicensis
Long-tailed Potoo
speciesNyctibius aethereus
Andean Potoo
speciesNyctibius maculosus
White-winged Potoo
speciesNyctibius leucopterus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19665.