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Common Potoo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Nyctibius griseus, poor-me-one, kakuy, urutau
species of bird
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 42 inbound references to Common Potoo, and connects out to Brazil, Colombia and Animalia.
It is catalogued under topics including Birds described in 1789, Birds of Costa Rica and Birds of Nicaragua.
Vinony links it to 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernFrecuenta arboledas despejadas, bordes de bosque y árboles de sabana.
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Nyctibius griseus
- Commons category
- Nyctibius griseus
- Commons gallery
- Nyctibius griseus
- taxon common name
- urutau-comum
- litter size
- 1
- taxon range
- Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
The common potoo, or kakuy (Nyctibius griseus), or urutau is one of seven species of birds within the genus Nyctibius. It is notable for its large, yellow eyes and a wide mouth. Potoos are nocturnal and are related to nightjars and frogmouths. They lack the characteristic bristles around the mouths of true nightjars.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Common Potoo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.