Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus)

Other Names (World)
Long-tailed Potoo, Large-tailed Potoo (aethereus, if two species recognized)

Family
Nyctibiidae (Potoos)

Size
42 - 56 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1820)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, 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 unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) [XC167366]
by Arthur Gomes from Machadinho d'Oeste, Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (call)

Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) [XC151926]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Trair\u00e3o, Para, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies longicaudatus (incorporating chocoensis) generally considered a distinct species for most of its recorded history, but recently lumped on rather scanty evidence.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

chocoensis Chapman, 1921 - Chocó region (western Colombia).
longicaudatus (von Spix, 1825) - Scattered localities across Amazonia, probably throughout.
aethereus (Wied, 1820) - Atlantic forest of south-eastern Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) - 10 files

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