Great Potoo
Nyctibius grandis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Great Potoo
The Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nyctibiidae (Potoos) in the order Nyctibiiformes.
Range: far southern Mexico to northern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southeastern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nyctibius grandis
- Family
- Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
- Order
- Nyctibiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Potoo
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus grandis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.1029
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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