Larger and browner than the Common Potoo, with a longer wider tail. Yellow eyes. Also has a light buff vertical shoulder patch about half length of wing. Browner in evening light, with head horizontal. | ||||||
Large: over half a meter from head to tail. Note light color and scary call heard at night. At night. | ||||||
At around 35 cm., significantly smaller than the Long-tailed Potoo and Great Potoo. Has variation of color from reddish brown to greyish brown. Note bright yellow eye. At night. | ||||||
Very rare, local and poorly known. | ||||||
Rare and local. | ||||||
