Common Potoo

Nyctibius griseus - Ibijau gris

Ibijau gris
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Nyctibiiformes

  • Family
    :

    Nyctibiidés

  • Genus
    :

    Nyctibius

  • Species
    :

    griseus

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 38 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 85 à 95 cm.
  • Weight
    : 160 à 190 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Ibijau gris
adult
Ibijau gris
adult

Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Nyctibius griseus griseus (n and c South America east of the Andes)
  • Nyctibius griseus panamensis (e Nicaragua to w Panama, w Colombia and w Ecuador)

Foreign names

  • Ibijau gris,
  • Nictibio urutaú,
  • nictíbio-comum,
  • Klagetagschläfer,
  • közönséges álmosmadár,
  • Grijze Reuzennachtzwaluw,
  • Nittibio comune,
  • gråpoto,
  • Fløytepotu,
  • lelkovec urutau,
  • potu obecný,
  • Potu,
  • harmaapökkelökehrääjä,
  • nictibi comú,
  • nocolot szary,
  • Серый уратао,
  • ハイイロタチヨタカ,
  • 钩嘴夜鹰,
  • 灰林鴟,

Voice song and call

Ibijau gris
adult

Habitat

Ibijau gris
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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