Potoos (Nyctibiidae)
Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) - HBW 5, p. 300
French: Ibijau roux
German: Tropfentagschläfer
Spanish: Nictibio Rufo
Taxonomy: Nyctibius bracteatus Gould, 1846, Bogotá, Colombia.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Known from scattered localities in E Ecuador and E Peru to N Brazil and Guyana; probably occurs throughout lowland Amazonia.
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A bird at its daytime roosting site Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2007 4 years ago 51 sec 4.5 -
A study of a roosting bird seen from different angles Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2007 4 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a tree, looking back Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched and lookind back Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A bird on day roost exhibiting rocking motion that may be mimicry of a dead leaf blown by a breeze Locality Gareno Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 9 November 2005 5 years ago 13 sec 4.4 -
A roosting bird swaying on its perch, perhaps for camopuflage purposes Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2007 4 years ago 33 sec 4.4
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Adult perched on dayroost
Locality Gareno Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 29 October 2011 26 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird on a day roost.
Locality Gareno Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 1 April 2006 3 years ago 3.8 -
A bird roosting during the day
Locality Shiripuno Lodge, Pastaza Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 September 2010 24 weeks ago 3.4 -
Dorsal view.
Locality Gareno Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 18 October 2005 51 weeks ago 2.7
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Call and song. Locality Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 2 February 2006 2 years ago 2
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