The Andean potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) is a species of bird in the family Nyctibiidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela....
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1820) Northern potoo, Nyctibius jamaicensis (Gmelin 1789) Common potoo or lesser potoo, Nyctibius griseus (Gmelin 1789) Andean potoo, Nyctibius maculosus...
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Nyctibius is a genus of potoos, nocturnal birds in the family Nyctibiidae. The genus Nyctibius was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis...
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List of birds of South America (section Potoos)
aethereus (E-SA) Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Andean potoo, Nyctibius maculosus (E-SA) White-winged potoo, Nyctibius leucopterus (E-SA) Order: Caprimulgiformes Family:...
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and Venezuela. For a time the Andean potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) was considered a subspecies of the white-winged potoo, but size, plumage, voice, and...
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Andean guan Andean gull Andean hillstar Andean ibis Andean laniisoma Andean lapwing Andean motmot Andean negrito Andean parakeet Andean potoo Andean pygmy owl...
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List of birds of Bolivia (section Potoos)
potoo, Phyllaemulor bracteatus (H) Great potoo, Nyctibius grandis Long-tailed potoo, Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Andean potoo...
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List of birds of Ecuador (section Potoos)
Rufous potoo, Phyllaemulor bracteatus Great potoo, Nyctibius grandis Long-tailed potoo, Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Andean potoo, Nyctibius...
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List of birds of Peru (section Potoos)
Rufous potoo, Phyllaemulor bracteatus Great potoo, Nyctibius grandis Long-tailed potoo, Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Andean potoo, Nyctibius...
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List of least concern birds (section Potoos)
Moustached treeswift Long-tailed potoo Rufous potoo Great potoo Common potoo Northern potoo White-winged potoo Andean potoo Oilbird Chestnut-breasted cuckoo...
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List of birds of Colombia (section Potoos)
(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820) Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) Andean potoo, Nyctibius maculosus Ridgway, 1912 White-winged potoo, Nyctibius leucopterus...
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List of birds of Venezuela (section Potoos)
Rufous potoo, Phyllaemulor bracteatus Great potoo, Nyctibius grandis Long-tailed potoo, Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Andean potoo, Nyctibius...
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largest species of this order of nocturnal birds is the neotropical great potoo (Nycitbius grandis), which can grow to a weight of 680 g (1.50 lb) and a...
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List of birds of Chile (section Potoos)
Steatornis caripensis (V) Order: Nyctibiiformes Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes called poor-me-ones) are large near passerine birds related to...
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List of birds of Argentina (section Potoos)
around the mouth found in the true nightjars. Long-tailed potoo, Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae...
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List of birds of Paraguay (section Potoos)
have been recorded in Paraguay. Great potoo, Nyctibius grandis Long-tailed potoo, Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family:...
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List of birds of Alagoas (section Potoos)
(Claravis pretiosa) Order: Nyctibiiformes Family: Nyctibiidae Common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Nacunda...
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List of birds of Uruguay (section Potoos)
in the true nightjars. One species has been recorded in Uruguay. Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae Nightjars...
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List of birds of Brazil (section Potoos)
nightjars. Rufous potoo, Phyllaemulor bracteatus Great potoo, Nyctibius grandis Long-tailed potoo, Nyctibius aethereus Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus...
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animals are important in distributing the trees. Some birds – e.g. the common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) – nest in Cecropia trees. The elfin-woods warbler (Setophaga...
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doi:10.2307/1366517. JSTOR 1366517. Carpenter, F. Lynn (1974). "Torpor in an Andean Hummingbird: Its Ecological Significance". Science. 183 (4124): 545–547...
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hoopoes, wood hoopoes. 13 / 72 (18%) Caprimulgiformes Nightjars, nighthawks, potoos, hummingbirds, swifts. 34 / 601 (27%) Puerto Rican nightjar (EN) Chimney...
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scimitarbills Family Upupidae Genus Upupa - hoopoes Nightjars, nighthawks, potoos, oilbirds, frogmouths and owlet-nightjars Family Aegothelidae - owlet-nightjars...
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rocks or a gap between boulders, but provide no additional nest material. Potoos lay their single egg directly atop a broken stump, or into a shallow depression...
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