Common Potoo bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGray Potoo, Grey Potoo, Paraguayan Potoo
Old latin name for birdCaprimulgus griseus
OrderNyctibiiformes
FamilyPotoos / Nyctibiidae
GenusNyctibius
Breeding regionMiddle America, South America
Breeding subregionNicaragua to Uruguay

Common Potoo bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Drumming, song, © Rodrigo Dela Rosa
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Song, © Hotel Tinamu
    Colombia
  • 3.
    Song, © Jerome Fischer
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Song, © Mitch Lysinger
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Suriname
  • 8.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Song, © Juan Alejandro Morales Betancourt
    Colombia
  • 10.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Suriname
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Potoo

Common Potoo subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nyctibius griseus griseusn, c South America e of the Andes-No
Nyctibius griseus panamensise Nicaragua to w Panama, w Colombia and w Ecuador-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalannictibi comú
Chinese林鸱, 钩嘴夜鹰
Chinese (Traditional)灰林鴟
Croatiansmeđokrili potu
CzechPotu šedý, potu obecný
DanishPotu
DutchGrijze Reuzennachtzwaluw
Esperantourutauo, Griza niktibio, komuna niktibio
Estonianhall-tüükasorr
Finnishharmaapökkelökehrääjä
FrenchIbijau gris
GermanKlagetagschläfer, Urutau-Tagschläfer
GuaraniUrutau, Guaimingue
Hungarianközönséges álmosmadár
ItalianNittibio comune
Japaneseハイイロタチヨタカ
Kazakhсұр орман тентекқұсы
Lithuanianpilkasis didlėlys
NorwegianFløytepotu, fløytepotu
Norwegian NynorskFløytepotu
PolishNocolot jamajski, nocolot szary
Portuguesenictíbio-comum, jurutáu, urutau, urutágo, urutau-pequeno, Mãe-da-lua, urutau-comum
RussianСерый лесной козодой, Серый уратао, серый потто, Серый исполинский козодой, серый потоо
SerbianObični potu
Slovaklelkovec urutau
SpanishUrutaú Común, Nictibio común, Estaquero Común, Pajáro estaca menor, Bienparado norteño, Biemparado Común, Urutaú, Nictibio urutaú
SwedishGrå tandnattskärra, gråpoto, grå poto
TurkishUrutau Putusu
Ukrainianпоту малий