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Northern Potoo
Blair Dudeck, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Nightjars, potoos & oilbird

Northern Potoo

Nyctibius jamaicensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishNorthern Potoo
DutchNoordelijke Reuzennachtzwaluw
SpanishPájaro Estaca Norteño
Chinese北林鸱
Scientific nameNyctibius jamaicensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae. It is found from Mexico south to Costa Rica, and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) but is now usually treated as a separate species based on differences in vocalizations.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderNyctibiiformes
FamilyNyctibiidae
GenusNyctibius

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