Rufous Potoo
Phyllaemulor bracteatus(Gould, J, 1846)
English (US) Rufous Potoo
The Rufous Potoo (Phyllaemulor bracteatus) 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: tropical eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru to northern Brazil and GuyanaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phyllaemulor bracteatus
- Family
- Nyctibiidae (Potoos)
- Order
- Nyctibiiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Potoo
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1846)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Nyctibius bracteatus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1846)
- Type locality
- Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.14, no.155 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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