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Common Potoo

Nyctibius griseus
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Urutaú Común
Urutau

Family: Nyctibiidae
Order: Nyctibiiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus griseus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 284596
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
10/01/2014
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 284594
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
10/01/2014
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 129305
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
03/22/2014
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 73210
  Adult

Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
12/05/2014
Pedro Rinaldi
Foto
Photography ID: 70906
  Adult

Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
11/30/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 70790
  Adult

Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
11/30/2014
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 69718
  Adult

Gobernador Virasoro
Corrientes
Argentina
11/15/2014
Pablo Serur
Foto
Photography ID: 67901
  Adult

Rincón Ombú Chico
Corrientes
Argentina
09/27/2014
Luis Orlando Krause



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Alec Earnshaw11/23/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Municipal Las PiedrasIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21744612/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Privada Bahía CarayaMarcelo Gavensky
21625407/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroMarcelo Gavensky
21606506/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroMarcelo Gavensky
21269505/12/2014UruguayCerro LargoPaso CenturiónPedro Rinaldi
20831230/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesReserva Privada Bahía CarayaChristian Bisiau
20593930/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesItuzaingóHéctor Bernardo Fernández
20565030/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesItuzaingóHéctor Schreiber
20217224/11/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Municipal Las PiedrasAlec Earnshaw
20416023/11/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Municipal Las PiedrasAlec Earnshaw
20144615/11/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroRosana Ursino
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.