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NYCTIBIIFORMES: Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
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Genus: Nyctibius (2 species, 6 worldwide)
Genus Nyctibius, Potoos, are large nightbirds which perch upright during the day on an open perch, usually using camouflage.
Great Potoo
(Nyctibius grandis)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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Large: over half a meter from head to tail. Note light color and scary call heard at night.
At night.
Northern Potoo
(Nyctibius jamaicensis costaricensis)
Cerro Grande, Belen de Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Photograph by
Jorge Obando Gutierrez
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Cuba