Nyctibiidae (Potoos) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Nyctibius griseus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Nyctibius grandis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Phyllaemulor bracteatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Nyctibius jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Nyctibius aethereus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Potoos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 5	~40%
	Common Potoo			~20%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
2	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 5	~30%
	Rufous Potoo			~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 5	~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
4	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 5	~20%
	Common Potoo			~20%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 5	~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
6	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 5	~20%
	Northern Potoo			~20%
7	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Rufous Potoo			<5%
8	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
9	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
10	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
11	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
13	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
14	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
15	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
16	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
17	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
18	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
20	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
22	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
23	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
24	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
27	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
28	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
29	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
30	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
32	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
33	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
35	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
36	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
37	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
38	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
39	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
40	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
41	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
42	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
43	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
44	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
45	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
46	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
47	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
48	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
49	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
50	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
51	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
2	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	~10%
	Northern Potoo			~10%
3	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
4	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
5	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
6	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 5	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
7	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
8	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
9	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
10	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
11	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
12	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
13	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
14	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
2	Complejo Turistico de Quistococha	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity

Challenges

Part of the challengeRainforest Night WalkCentral AmericaKinkajouRed-eyed tree frogPotoo

Potoos

Species in this group

Common Potoo

Great Potoo

Rufous Potoo

Northern Potoo

Long-tailed Potoo

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Potoos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges