Great Potoo Bird Animal Pictures
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
Great Potoos can see with their eyes closed due to notches on their upper eyelids.
great potoo in tree
The neutral coloring of the great potoo helps it blend in as it snoozes in the tree.
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.
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.
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.
