Nyctibiiformes / Nyctibiidae / Nyctibius

Common Potoo

Nyctibius griseus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0

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

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.