Northern Potoo
Nyctibius jamaicensis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,440
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae. It is found from Mexico south to Costa Rica, and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) but is now usually treated as a separate species based on differences in vocalizations.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern potoo”.