Great Potoo bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGrand Potoo
Old latin name for birdCaprimulgus maximus, Caprimulgus grandis
OrderNyctibiiformes
FamilyPotoos / Nyctibiidae
GenusNyctibius
Breeding regionMiddle America, South America
Breeding subregions Mexico to Panama through South America to c Bolivia and sc, se Brazil

Great Potoo bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, flight call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    Honduras
  • 2.
    Call, flight call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    Honduras
  • 3.
    Flight call, song, © Eduardo Patrial
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Song, © Luiz Gabriel Mazzoni
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Gary Stiles (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt)
    Colombia
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    Song, © Gary Stiles (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt)
    Colombia
  • 7.
    Song, © Richard C. Hoyer
    Mexico
  • 8.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Song, © Flávio Kulaif Ubaid
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Song, © Bradley Davis
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalannictibi gros
Chinese大钩嘴夜鹰, 大林鸱
Chinese (Traditional)大林鴟
Croatianveliki potu
Czechpotu velký
DanishStor Potu
DutchVale Reuzennachtzwaluw
EsperantoGranda niktibio
Estoniansuur-tüükasorr
Finnishisopökkelökehrääjä
FrenchGrand Engoulevent de Cayenne, Grand Ibijau
GermanRiesenschwalk, Riesen-Tagschläfer, Riesentagschläfer
GuaraniUrutau-guasu, Urutau guasu, Urutau, Guaimingue guasu
Hungarianóriás-álmosmadár
ItalianNittibio maggiore
Japaneseオオタチヨタカ
Lithuanianmilžiniškasis didlėlys
Norwegianstorpotu, Storpotu
Norwegian NynorskStorpotu
Polishnocolot wielki
Portuguesenictíbio-grande, mãe-da-lua-gigante, uira-tauí, chora-lua, manda-lua, urutago, preguiça, urutau, mãe-da-lua, jurutau, urutau-grande
Russianлесной козодой, Исполинский лесной козодой, Исполинский уратао, Исполинский козодой
SerbianVeliki potu
Slovaklelkovec veľký
SpanishUrutaú Grande, Bienparado Grande, Biemparado Grande, Nictibio grande, Pájaro Estaca Mayor, Bienparado Mayor, Estaquero Grande, Pajáro estaca mayor
Swedishstörre poto, Större tandnattskärra
TurkishBüyük Putu
Ukrainianпоту великий
Uzbekисполин тентакқуш