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.

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) [XC238675]
by Alberto Madro\u00f1o from Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 40 (30 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador (song)

Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) [XC837131]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Igua\u00ed, Bahia, 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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