• Synonyms Large-tailed Potoo, Long tailed Potoo
  • Old latin name for bird Caprimulgus aethereus

Long-tailed Potoobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Songs, © Paul Coopmans
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Flight calls, © Daniel F. Lane
    Peru
  • 3.
    Song, © Mateus Gonçalves Santos
    Brazil
  • 4.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Alex Lees
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Song, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Call, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Long-tailed Potoo

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion Amazonia and se SA

Long-tailed Potoo subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nyctibius aethereus aethereusse Brazil, se Paraguay and ne Argentina-No
Nyctibius aethereus chocoensisw Colombia-No
Nyctibius aethereus longicaudatusAmazonia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalannictibi cuallarg
Chinese长尾钩嘴夜鹰, 长尾林鸱
Chinese (Traditional)長尾林鴟
Croatiandugorepi potu
Czechpotu dlouhoocasý
DanishLanghalet Potu
DutchWigstaartreuzennachtzwaluw
EsperantoLongvosta niktibio
Estonianpikksaba-tüükasorr
Finnishpyrstöpökkelökehrääjä
FrenchIbijau à longue queue
GermanLangschwanzschwalk, Langschwanz-Tagschläfer
GuaraniUrutau, Guaimingue guasu, Urutau-guasu
Hungarianhosszúfarkú álmosmadár
ItalianNittibio codalunga
Japaneseオナガタチヨタカ
Lithuanianilgauodegis didlėlys
Norwegianlanghalepotu
Norwegian NynorskLanghalepotu
PolishNocolot długosterny, nocolot wielkosterny
PortugueseUrutau-pardo, mãe-da-lua-parda, urutau-castanho, urutau, mãe-da-lua, nictíbio-rabilongo
RussianДлиннохвостый лесной козодой, Длиннохвостый уратао, Длиннохвостый потоо
SerbianDugorepi potu
Slovaklelkovec dlhochvostý
SpanishUrutaú Coludo, Urutaú cola larga, Biemparado Rabilargo, Urutaú de cola larga, Urutaú Rojizo, Nictibio colilargo
Swedishlångstjärtad poto, Långstjärtad tandnattskärra
TurkishUzun Kuyruklu Putu
Ukrainianпоту довгохвостий