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)

  • Nyctibius griseus griseus

    Colombia to the Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, and northern Argentina

  • 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.