Great potoo

Great potoo
in Apiacás, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Birdsong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Nyctibiiformes
Family: Nyctibiidae
Genus: Nyctibius
Species:
N. grandis
Binomial name
Nyctibius grandis
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)

The great potoo or grand potoo (Nyctibius grandis) is the largest potoo species and is widely distributed in Central and South America.

Great Potoo - Nyctibius grandis

Much like owls, this species is nocturnal. It preys on large insects and small vertebrates, which it captures in sallies from high perches.

Possibly its most well known characteristic is its unique moaning growl that the great potoo vocalizes throughout the night, creating an unsettling atmosphere in the Neotropics with its nocturnal sounds.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Nyctibius grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22689636A163599353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22689636A163599353.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Overview - Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) - Neotropical Birds". neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-29.