Species profile
Great Potoo
Nyctibius grandis
Quick answer
Extreme s Mexico to n Bolivia, Paraguay and se Brazil
- Scientific name
- Nyctibius grandis
- Family
- Nyctibiidae
- Order
- Nyctibiiformes
- Genus
- Nyctibius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Great Potoo in your journal
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