Potoos

Long-tailed Potoo

Nyctibius aethereus

The Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) is a 440 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family
Potoos
Order
Nyctibiiformes
Weight
440 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Invertebrates
Migration
Resident
Countries recorded
11

Recorded in Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, GF, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia); Surama EcoLodge (Guyana); Iwokrama River Lodge (Guyana); Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy Walkway (Guyana); Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA) (Peru).

Photo: Lee R. Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons