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)
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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

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