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  • Synonyms Grand Potoo
  • Old latin name for bird Caprimulgus grandis, Caprimulgus maximus

Great Potoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Flight call, song, © Eduardo Patrial
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, flight call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    Honduras
  • 4.
    Song, © Gary Stiles (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt)
    Colombia
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Song, © Flávio Kulaif Ubaid
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Joost van Bruggen
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Song, © Luiz Gabriel Mazzoni
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Song, © Gary Stiles (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt)
    Colombia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Great Potoo

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion s Mexico to Panama through South America to c Bolivia and sc, se Brazil

Species Name in Other Languages

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, Riesentagschläfer, Riesen-Tagschläfer
GuaraniGuaimingue guasu, Urutau, Urutau guasu, Urutau-guasu
Hungarianóriás-álmosmadár
ItalianNittibio maggiore
Japaneseオオタチヨタカ
Lithuanianmilžiniškasis didlėlys
Norwegianstorpotu
Norwegian NynorskStorpotu
Polishnocolot wielki
PortugueseUrutau-grande, mãe-da-lua-gigante, uira-tauí, chora-lua, manda-lua, urutago, preguiça, urutau, mãe-da-lua, jurutau, nictíbio-grande
RussianИсполинский лесной козодой, Исполинский уратао, Исполинский козодой, лесной козодой
SerbianVeliki potu
Slovaklelkovec veľký
SpanishBienparado Grande, Nictibio grande, Biemparado Grande, Pájaro Estaca Mayor, Estaquero Grande, Bienparado Mayor, Pajáro estaca mayor, Urutaú Grande
Swedishstörre poto, Större tandnattskärra
TurkishBüyük Putu
Ukrainianпоту великий
Uzbekисполин тентакқуш