Northern Potoo
Nyctibius jamaicensis(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Northern Potoo
The Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Nyctibius jamaicensis
- Family
- Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
- Order
- Nyctibiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Potoo
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Nyctibius jamaicensis lambi
- Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus
- Nyctibius jamaicensis costaricensis
- Nyctibius jamaicensis jamaicensis
- Nyctibius jamaicensis abbotti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus jamaicensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Jamaica.
- 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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