Birds of Mexico

    NYCTIBIIFORMES: Nyctibiidae (Potoos)  
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
Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Large: over half a meter from head to tail. Note light color and scary call heard at night.
At night.

Northern Potoo
Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis costaricensis)
Cerro Grande, Belen de Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.



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