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Nyctibius jamaicensis
Incredible camouflage of this Potoo! It looks like a branch.
Mangrove swamp.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2012
Submitted on Feb 8, 2013
11 Comments
Thank you Cindy
Great spotting!
Gracias Juan, son difíciles de ver porque parecen troncos de los árboles.
Wao, que suerte, yo sueño con encontrar una de estas aves
It is a new species for me too Alice. I thought it was an owl until Tom15 told me it was a Potoo, I had never heard of them.
A new species to me!
I don't know but they look alike, thanks Reiko.
I never knew anything about potoo. So, they are not related to owl family?
Now with an ID. Thank you Tom for the pointer.
Thanks Tom. I look Potoo and it seems you are right.
Actually not an owl, but a Potoo. Probably the Common Potoo. Nice spotting and photo!