Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus)

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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Records from Uruguay

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Caprimulgus griseus.

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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles

Distribución y reproducción del Urutaú Común (Nyctibius griseus) en Santiago del Estero, Argentina

📖 Issue Nº 9 • Article Nº 6
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga and Jorge Emir Llugdar
12/07/2019 22:59

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Last published photographs

Photography ID: 666347
Adult
Valle del Lunarejo
Rivera
Uruguay
01/04/2026
Adrian Antunez

Photography ID: 665361
Squab
Artigas
Artigas
Uruguay
12/27/2025
Adrian Antunez

Photography ID: 659630
♂ Adult
Bella Unión
Artigas
Uruguay
11/14/2025
Alejandra Pons

Photography ID: 659628
♂ Adult
Bella Unión
Artigas
Uruguay
11/14/2025
Alejandra Pons

Photography ID: 658216
Adult
Bella Unión
Artigas
Uruguay
10/27/2025
Julio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira

Photography ID: 619198
Adult
San Antonio
Salto
Uruguay
01/15/2025
Luciano Buck

Photography ID: 523250
Adult
Bella Unión
Artigas
Uruguay
01/11/2023
Luis Mier

Photography ID: 471461
Adult
Estancia La Palma
Artigas
Uruguay
11/09/2021
Adrian Antunez

Photography ID: 425235
Adult
Río Negro
Río Negro
Uruguay
12/20/2020
Germán Gil

Photography ID: 367729
Adult
Estancia La Palma
Artigas
Uruguay
11/16/2019
Julio Cesar Castillo Yazauskas

Photography ID: 363208
Adult
Estancia La Palma
Artigas
Uruguay
11/16/2019
Adrian Antunez

Photography ID: 235937
Adult
Colonia Lavalleja
Salto
Uruguay
12/06/2017
Mauricio Silvera

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Last Vocalizations published

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Pedro Rinaldi	02/20/2015	Uruguay	Cerro Largo	Paso Centurión	Indistinguishable	Adult	No	No

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Last Filmings published

Video ID: 4993
♀ Squab
Rincón de los Ciervos
Artigas
Uruguay
12/16/2021
Marco Ferreira

Video ID: 4522
Adult
Rincón de los Ciervos
Artigas
Uruguay
11/24/2020
Marco Ferreira

Video ID: 4521
Adult
Rincón de los Ciervos
Artigas
Uruguay
11/24/2020
Marco Ferreira

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Reports

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2412138

04/01/2026

Uruguay

Rivera

Valle del Lunarejo

Adrian Antunez

2407310

27/12/2025

Uruguay

Artigas

Rincón de Franquía., Artigas

Adrian Antunez

2386067

14/11/2025

Uruguay

Artigas

Área de Protección Ambiental Rincón de Franquía, Bella Unión

Alejandra Pons

2380311

27/10/2025

Uruguay

Artigas

Área de Protección Ambiental Rincón de Franquía, Bella Unión

Julio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira

2237764

15/01/2025

Uruguay

Salto

San Antonio

Luciano Buck

1716585

11/01/2023

Uruguay

Artigas

Área de Protección Ambiental Rincón de Franquía, Bella Unión

Luis Mier

1515761

16/12/2021

Uruguay

Artigas

Rincón de los Ciervos

Marco Ferreira

1498239

09/11/2021

Uruguay

Artigas

Estancia La Palma

Adrian Antunez

1335100

20/12/2020

Uruguay

Río Negro

Esteros de Farrapos, Río Negro

Germán Gil

1321651

24/11/2020

Uruguay

Artigas

Rincón de los Ciervos

Marco Ferreira

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