Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis)
About the Northern Potoo
The northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae. It is found from Mexico south to Costa Rica, and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) but is now usually treated as a separate species based on differences in vocalizations.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 23 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common PotooNyctibius griseusrecording
- Great PotooNyctibius grandisrecording
- Rufous PotooNyctibius bracteatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.