| Common potoo | |
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| In Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Nyctibiiformes |
| Family: | Nyctibiidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibius |
| Species: | N. griseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibius griseus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The common potoo, or poor-me-ones (Nyctibius griseus), or urutau is one of seven species of birds within the genus Nyctibius. It is notable for its large, yellow eyes and a wide mouth. Potoos are nocturnal and are related to nightjars and frogmouths. They lack the characteristic bristles around the mouths of true nightjars.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Nyctibius griseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22689646A163600335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22689646A163600335.en. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Booth, Rosemary J. (2015). "Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)". Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 8. Elsevier. pp. 199–205. doi:10.1016/b978-1-4557-7397-8.00024-4. ISBN 978-1-4557-7397-8. Retrieved 3 October 2020.