Great Potoo
Nyctibius grandis
(L 18.9-23.6" WS 27.7-31.7"
Wt 12.7-22.9 oz)
Sani Isola Community
Kichua Tribe
23Mar2017
In the nightjar order Caprimulgiformes
...nocturnal...in Central and north So.
America.
...nocturnal...in Central and north So.
America.
Nyctibius in Greek
means
night living; grandis is
Latin for large, great.
night living; grandis is
Latin for large, great.
© Caio Brito
xeno-canto
Note the matching coloration
of the bird and the tree trunk.
of the bird and the tree trunk.
© Ted Parker
Macaulay
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