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Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

74.8 cm

वजन

492.0 g

कुल

Nyctibiidae

गण

Caprimulgiformes

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The largest potoo (48-60 cm) with enormous eyes and a massive gape. Pale grey-brown plumage with bold streaks and vermiculations. Found in humid forests from Mexico to Brazil. Nocturnal insectivore with an extraordinary, deeply booming growling call. Perches upright on branches by day.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	74.8 cm	29.4 in
वजन	492.0 g	17.35 oz

पहचान

पंख

Predominantly greyish-white with intricate black and brown vermiculations and streaks; underparts paler with fine dark freckling; large orange-yellow eyes; mimics broken branch when perched upright; largest potoo species.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland

भौगोलिक वितरण

Found from Mexico and Trinidad south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in forest edge and woodland up to 1,500 m.

Diet & Feeding

Nocturnal insectivore and occasional small vertebrate predator; hunts from perch by sight, targeting large moths and beetles.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: NO. Fledging: 55 days.

अंडों की संख्या

ध्वनि

गीत

Loud, haunting 'BWAAAOW'; booming wail; very large bird produces deep, resonant, mournful cry; carries far through tropical forest at night; deeply unsettling sound

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल	Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
Genus	Nyctibius
प्रजातियां	Nyctibius grandis

Distribution

Great Potoo has been recorded in 4 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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What does the Great Potoo eat?

Nocturnal insectivore and occasional small vertebrate predator; hunts from perch by sight, targeting large moths and beetles.

Where does the Great Potoo live?

Found from Mexico and Trinidad south through Central America and South America to Argentina. Resident in forest edge and woodland up to 1,500 m.

Is the Great Potoo endangered?

The Great Potoo has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Great Potoo nest?

Nest type: NO. Fledging: 55 days.

What does the Great Potoo sound like?

Loud, haunting 'BWAAAOW'; booming wail; very large bird produces deep, resonant, mournful cry; carries far through tropical forest at night; deeply unsettling sound

How big is the Great Potoo?

The Great Potoo has a wingspan of 74.8 cm, weight of 492.0 g.

What order and family does the Great Potoo belong to?

The Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Nyctibiidae.