Potoos (Nyctibiidae)
Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) - HBW 5, p. 299
French: Grand Ibijau
German: Riesentagschläfer
Spanish: Nictibio Grande
Other common names: Grand Potoo
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus grandis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
Currently accepted races are doubtfully valid, and perhaps represent merely extremes in broad geographical size trends and individual plumage variation. No taxonomically recognized variation in most of extensive range, despite great genetic divergence on opposite sides of Andes and possible population disjunction between Amazonia and Atlantic forest; may contain undescribed “cryptic” taxa. Two subspecies tentatively accepted.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- guatemalensis Land & Schultz, 1963 - extreme S Mexico, Guatemala, and possibly Honduras.
- grandis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - Nicaragua to N South America, where mostly E of Andes throughout Amazonia to N Paraguay, and in SE Brazil; may occur locally between Amazonia and Atlantic forest regions.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several views of a perched bird. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp grandis)
Alex García · Videoaves 4 July 2008 3 years ago 46 sec 4.8 -
Several shots of an individual in a tree by day, keeping completely still Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp grandis)
Alex García · Videoaves 31 March 2006 4 years ago 27 sec 4.7 -
Different views of and adult individual with a chick on a branch Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp grandis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
An adult roosting with its young chick Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2007 4 years ago 50 sec 4.2 -
An adult brooding a chick in a tree Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp grandis)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 47 sec 4.1 -
A view of a daylight roosting bird Locality Canopy Tower, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp grandis)
Dave Jackson 8 April 2007 4 years ago 20 sec 3.7
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An adult perched on a tree trunk.
Locality Embiara Lodge, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp grandis)
Carmelo López 12 November 2011 17 weeks ago 4 -
A bird and his cub.
Locality Cáceres, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp grandis)
Tatiana Colombo 11 November 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Great Potoo, lateral view,
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Mark Andrews 10 August 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
Adult perched on a stick.
Locality Mana, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 23 August 2008 1 year ago 3.6 -
Great Potoos (adult and juvenile) at daytime roost
Locality Napo Wildlife Center, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Ron Flemal 11 September 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
Individual perched on a branch roosting during the daylight hours.
Locality Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Miriam Bauman 6 February 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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Call Locality Floresta Amazonica Hotel, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp grandis)
Bradley Davis 23 June 2006 2 years ago 4
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