Potoos (Nyctibiidae)

Andean Potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) - HBW 5, p. 300

French: Ibijau des Andes German: Andentagschläfer Spanish: Nictibio Andino

Taxonomy: Nyctibius maculosus Ridgway, 1912, Ambato, Ecuador.
For some time was considered a race of N. leucopterus, which differs, however, in size, plumage, voice, and elevational distribution. Monotypic.

Distribution: Scattered localities in Andes from W Venezuela and E Colombia through E Ecuador and E Peru to NW Bolivia.