Common Potoo
Nyctibius griseus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Nyctibiiformes
- Family
- Nyctibiidae
- Genus
- Nyctibius
- eBird Code
- compot1
Vocalizations
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Nyctibius griseus griseus
Colombia to the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, and northern Argentina
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Nyctibius griseus panamensis
eastern Nicaragua and southwestern Costa Rica southward to Panama and northwestern South America, west of the Andes to northwestern Peru, and eastward to northwestern Venezuela
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.