| Northern potoo | |
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| Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus, Belize | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Nyctibiiformes |
| Family: | Nyctibiidae |
| Genus: | Nyctibius |
| Species: | N. jamaicensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctibius jamaicensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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The northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae. It is found from Mexico south to Costa Rica, and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) but is now usually treated as a separate species based on differences in vocalizations.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.