Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

Other Names (World)
Great Potoo, Grand Potoo

Family
Nyctibiidae (Potoos)

Size
45 - 54 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay (B), Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) [XC724402]
by Sebastian K. Herzog from Centro Agroforestal Guayuyaco, Piamonte, Cauca, Colombia (song)

Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) [XC260436]
by Eduardo Patrial from Sucumb\u00edos: 'Sacha Lodge', n bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Currently accepted subspecies are doubtfully valid, and perhaps represent merely extremes in broad geographical size trends and individual plumage variation.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

guatemalensis Land & Schultz, 1963 - Extreme southern Mexico, Guatemala, and possibly Honduras.
grandis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) - Nicaragua to northern South America, where mostly east of Andes throughout Amazonia to northern Paraguay, and in south-eastern Brazil; may occur locally between Amazonia and Atlantic forest regions.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) - 10 files

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