Information about Potoo
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These are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. They hunt from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day they perch upright on tree stumps, and look like part of the stump. The single spotted egg is laid directly on the top of a stump.
There are seven species in one genus in tropical South America.
- Great Potoo, Nyctibius grandis
- Long-tailed Potoo, Nyctibius aethereus
- Northern Potoo, Nyctibius jamaicensis
- Andean Potoo, Nyctibius maculosus
- Lesser Potoo or Common Potoo, Nyctibius griseus
- White-winged Potoo, Nyctibius leucopterus
- Rufous Potoo, Nyctibius bracteatus
External links
- Potoo videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Caprimulgiformes
Ridgway, 1881
Families
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The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution (except Antarctica). They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal.
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Ridgway, 1881
Families
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The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution (except Antarctica). They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal.
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Charles Lucien (Carlo) Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (May 24, 1803 – July 29, 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist. He was the son of Lucien Bonaparte and nephew of Emperor Napoleon.
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Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (May 10, 1748 - 1831) was a French ornithologist.
Vieillot described a large number of birds for the first time, especially those he encountered during the time he spent in the West Indies and North America, and 26 genera established by him are
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Vieillot described a large number of birds for the first time, especially those he encountered during the time he spent in the West Indies and North America, and 26 genera established by him are
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Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to arboreal birds or those most often believed to be related to the true passerines (order Passeriformes) due to ecological similarities; the group corresponds to some extent with the Anomalogonatae of
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Caprimulgidae
Vigors, 1825
Genera
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Vigors, 1825
Genera
- Nyctiprogne
- Podager
- Lurocalis
- Chordeiles
- Nyctidromus
- Phalaenoptilus
- Siphonorhis
- Nyctiphrynus
- Caprimulgus
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Podargidae
Genera
Podargus
Batrachostomus
Rigidipenna
The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are found from India across southern Asia to Australia.
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Genera
Podargus
Batrachostomus
Rigidipenna
The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are found from India across southern Asia to Australia.
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insectivore is a carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures.
Although individually small, insects exist in enormous numbers and make up a very large part of the animal biomass in almost all non-marine environments.
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Although individually small, insects exist in enormous numbers and make up a very large part of the animal biomass in almost all non-marine environments.
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Laniidae
Genera
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Genera
- Lanius
- Eurocephalus
- Corvinella
- Eurocephalus
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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N. grandis
Binomial name
Nyctibius grandis
(Gmelin, 1789)
The Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis
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Binomial name
Nyctibius grandis
(Gmelin, 1789)
The Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis
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N. aethereus
Binomial name
Nyctibius aethereus
(Wied, 1820)
The Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.
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Binomial name
Nyctibius aethereus
(Wied, 1820)
The Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.
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N. jamaicensis
Binomial name
Nyctibius jamaicensis
(Gmelin, 1789)
The Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae.
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Binomial name
Nyctibius jamaicensis
(Gmelin, 1789)
The Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae.
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N. maculosus
Binomial name
Nyctibius maculosus
Ridgway, 1912
The Andean Potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.
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Binomial name
Nyctibius maculosus
Ridgway, 1912
The Andean Potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.
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N. griseus
Binomial name
Nyctibius griseus
(Gmelin, 1789)
The Lesser Potoo or Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus
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Binomial name
Nyctibius griseus
(Gmelin, 1789)
The Lesser Potoo or Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus
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N. leucopterus
Binomial name
Nyctibius leucopterus
(Wied, 1821)
The White-winged Potoo (Nyctibius leucopterus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family, the Potoos.
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Binomial name
Nyctibius leucopterus
(Wied, 1821)
The White-winged Potoo (Nyctibius leucopterus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family, the Potoos.
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N. bracteatus
Binomial name
Nyctibius bracteatus
Gould, 1846
The Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.
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Binomial name
Nyctibius bracteatus
Gould, 1846
The Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.
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