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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: 676957
  Adult
Cerca de El Soberbio
Misiones
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 661574
  Adult
Capital
Misiones
Argentina
11/13/2025
Jose Luis Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 630216
  Adult
Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
02/23/2025
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 627589
  Adult
Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
02/23/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 627069
  Adult
25 de Mayo
Misiones
Argentina
03/18/2025
Tiago Nahuel Krüger
Foto
Photography ID: 614120
  Adult
Capital
Misiones
Argentina
01/01/2024
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 605241
 San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
09/27/2024
Victor Hugo Michelini



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni10/12/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni10/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/AYesNo
Ricardo Hope11/08/2017ArgentinaMisionesChacra 34, PosadasN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar10/12/2013ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244496017/02/2026ArgentinaMisionesCerca de El SoberbioPablo Alberto Re
239509027/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesCerro Cora1Julian Uriel Collado
239292527/11/202519:36ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 208Silvina Collado
239484125/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesCostanera Barrio Lago, Reserva Urutau2Julian Uriel Collado
239075225/11/202519:31ArgentinaMisionesCandelariaSilvina Collado
238825923/11/202505:29ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 14 1044Silvina Collado
239440221/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesPP Araucaria, San Pedro1Julian Uriel Collado
239553913/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesParaje Nemesio Parma, CapitalJose Luis Vera
244986320/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Daniela Espinosa
238142820/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Luis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.