Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Potoos :: Great Potoo

Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Grand Potoo
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 13, 2006 © William Hull  Canopy Tower Lodge, Panama - Jan 19, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Rio Frio, near Los Chiles, Costa Rica - Feb 11, 2005 © Kent Nickell  Sumaco, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus  Paraguay River, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Jun, 2006 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

S. Central America and n. South America. E. South America;
Two populations;
(1) Ex. s. Mexico, e. Guatemala and possibly e. Honduras.
(2) Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, n. and e. Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and mostly e. of the Andes in e. Ecuador, e. Peru, e. Bolivia, Amazonian Brazil and Paraguay. Atlantic forest of se. Brazil (se. Bahia).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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