Northern Potoo
Nyctibius jamaicensis
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Nyctibiiformes
- Family
- Nyctibiidae
- Genus
- Nyctibius
- eBird Code
- norpot1
Vocalizations
cello caruso-turiello · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (5)
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Nyctibius jamaicensis abbotti
Hispaniola including Gonâve Island (just to west)
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Nyctibius jamaicensis costaricensis
northwestern and central Costa Rica; presumably also Pacific slope of Nicaragua
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Nyctibius jamaicensis jamaicensis
Jamaica
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Nyctibius jamaicensis lambi
Pacific slope of western Mexico
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Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus
eastern and southern Mexico to El Salvador and Honduras including Roatán Island (to north)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.