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Common Potoo

Nyctibius griseus

Description:

31-41cm

Habitat:

Open areas, forest borderline and riparian forests. Found from Costa Rica to Argentina.

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3 Comments

Kassius Santos
Kassius Santos 12 years ago

Thanks Craig!

Jimena
Jimena 12 years ago

Ohhh! looks like Tawny Frogmouth in Australia,
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/750...

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

Love Potoos :) Thanks for this lovely series. It's nice to see its eye open in the third shot.

Kassius Santos
Spotted by
Kassius Santos

Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Spotted on Oct 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 11, 2011

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