White-winged Potoo
Nyctibius leucopterus(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1821)
English (US) White-winged Potoo
The White-winged Potoo (Nyctibius leucopterus) 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: northern Amazonia (northeastern Peru and northern Brazil) and eastern Brazil (Bahia and EspĂrito Santo)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nyctibius leucopterus
- Family
- Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
- Order
- Nyctibiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-winged Potoo
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Caprimulgus leucopterus
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1821)
- Type locality
- Forests in the vicinity of Conquista, Bahia.
- Original description
- Reise nach Brasilien in den Jahren 1815 bis 1817 2 p.226 (or p.227), note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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