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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: 405357
  Adult
Reserva San Rafael
Itapúa
Paraguay
10/21/2018
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 362732
  Adult
Minga Guazu
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
11/17/2019
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 193873
  Adult
Prete. Franco
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
03/07/2017
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 193383
  Adult
Presidente Franco
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
02/23/2017
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 168371
  Adult
Presidente Franco
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
09/21/2016
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 121026
  Adult
Hernandarias
Alto Paraná
Paraguay
10/20/2015
Jorge Sarubbi Künzle
Foto
Photography ID: 117131
  Adult
Encarnación
Itapúa
Paraguay
10/02/2015
Roberto Fermín Derna



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239773303/12/2025ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--JejuimiDiego Oscar
237086404/10/202519:09ParaguayCentralItauguaDominic Oviedo Löwen
236413521/09/202505:52ParaguayCordilleraSanta Teresita1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221707917/10/2024ParaguayCentralPie Del Cerro (Lado De Valle Karê) Itauguá1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221708116/02/2024ParaguayAlto ParanáSaltos del Monday2Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221708007/12/2023ParaguayAlto ParanáReserva Itabó1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221707604/11/2023ParaguayCanindeyúMbaracayú--Aguara Ñú1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
182022019/08/2023ParaguayDistrito CapitalJardín Botánico de Asunción, Asuncion1Jose Luis Fernandez Guaraz
170349913/11/2022ParaguayPresidente HayesCampamento Laguna Capitan, Lindendorf1Luis Cesar Tejo
169598113/11/2022ParaguayPresidente HayesCampamento Laguna Capitan, Lindendorf1Daniela Espinosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 05/04/2026.