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Written by globalbirdtrekkers.org   
Sunday, 23 September 2012

Common Potoo

COMMON POTOO BY JOSE IVAN CANO MARIN

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ABOUT THE PHOTO...

"Dragoncito / Little Dragon" - Nyctibius griseus
Location: COLOMBIA, CE Los Andes, 1300 masl, near to Manizales (Caldas)
ARALCAL™ The Coffee Forest
www.aralcal.org

Camera model: Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure time: 1/250 sec.
ISO-400
NO Flash
Lens: Rokinon 1600mm / f11

 

 

ABOUT THE BIRD SPECIES...

The Common Potoo, Grey Potoo or Lesser Potoo (Nyctibius griseus), is a nocturnal bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from Nicaragua to northern Argentina and northern Uruguay. The Northern Potoo (N. jamaicensis) was formerly classified as a subspecies of this species.

This potoo is a large cypselomorph bird related to the nightjars and frogmouths.

It is a resident breeder in open woodlands and savannah.

This nocturnal insectivore hunts from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher.

Source; Wikipedia

 

 

 

» 2 Comments
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at Sunday, 23 September 2012 17:36by Jay
A super shot, Jose, thank you for sharing it with us!!
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at Wednesday, 03 October 2012 10:26by wildtuinman
Lovely shot!
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