Potoos

Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

The Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) is a 547 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Potoos

Order

Nyctibiiformes

Weight

547 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Venezuela, Honduras, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, GF, Mexico.

Where to see it: PN Pico Bonito · Lodge at Pico Bonito (Honduras); Surama EcoLodge (Guyana); Pipeline Road · Parque Nacional Soberanía (Panama); Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia); Peperpot Nature Park (Suriname).

Photo: (c) er-birds, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist