Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)
About the Great Potoo
The great potoo or grand potoo (Nyctibius grandis) is the largest potoo species and is widely distributed in Central and South America. Much like owls, this species is nocturnal. It preys on large insects and small vertebrates, which it captures in sallies from high perches. The great potoo is best known for its distinctive moaning growl, which echoes through the Neotropical night.
A real field recording of the Great Potoo. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 94 recordings for this species in total.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.