Common potoo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common potoo lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nyctibius griseus
Group	Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	242 g (male organism, adult weight); 180 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Caprimulgiformes
Family	Nyctibiidae

Where does the common potoo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common potoo in 14 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Turiaçu.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common potoo?

Wikidata records the following for the common potoo: mass 242 g (male organism, adult weight); 180 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the common potoo endangered?

The common potoo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common potoo?

The common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) is a bird in the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Nyctibiidae, genus Nyctibius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common potoo

The common potoo (Nyctibius griseus), also known as the kakuy or urutaú, is one of seven species of birds within the genus Nyctibius. It is notable for its large, yellow eyes and a wide mouth. Potoos are nocturnal and are related to nightjars and frogmouths. They lack the characteristic bristles around the mouths of true nightjars.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common potoo (revision 1371030750), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1258935 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).