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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: 648392
  Adult

Ap-020 Monte Azul
Amapá
Brazil
08/10/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 583179
  Adult

Buena Vista
Departamento de Santa Cruz
Bolivia
04/24/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 583151
  Adult

Loreto
Departamento del Beni
Bolivia
04/27/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 520538
  Adult

Curitiba
Paraná
Brazil
11/02/2022
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 450443
  Adult

Nova Ponte
Minas Gerais
Brazil
01/30/2021
Glauco Oliveira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234431610/08/2025BrazilAmapáAp-020 Monte AzulGlauco Oliveira
203147827/04/2024BoliviaDepartamento del BeniLoretoGlauco Oliveira
203152324/04/2024BoliviaDepartamento de Santa CruzBuena VistaGlauco Oliveira
170048802/11/2022BrazilParanáCuritibaGlauco Oliveira
141597430/01/2021BrazilMinas GeraisNova PonteGlauco Oliveira
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 06/04/2026.