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Great Potoo Bird
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Nyctibius grandis

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A Great Potoo is perching on a big branch at night with a black background looking towards the camera

A Great Potoo is perching on a big branch at night with a black background looking towards the camera

Great Potoos can see with their eyes closed due to notches on their upper eyelids.

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great potoo in tree

great potoo in tree

The neutral coloring of the great potoo helps it blend in as it snoozes in the tree.

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Great Potoo is perching on a big branch at night with a black background looking towards the right

Great Potoo is perching on a big branch at night with a black background looking towards the right

Great potoo make a haunting cry that sounds like a man moaning.

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A Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis) close up of upper body and head against a blue sky

A Great potoo (Nyctibius grandis) close up of upper body and head against a blue sky

Great potoos have large, wide mouths that allow them to catch flying insects, bats, and birds.

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Great Potoo in profile sleeping on a branch during the day

Great Potoo in profile sleeping on a branch during the day

Great potoos are 19 to 24 inches long and have a 28-inch wingspan.

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