Rufous Potoo
Phyllaemulor bracteatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderNyctibiiformes (Potoos)
- FamilyNyctibiidae (Potoos)
- GenusPhyllaemulor (Rufous Potoo)
- SpeciesPhyllaemulor bracteatus (Rufous Potoo)
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Potoo in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Rufous Potoo sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Potoo in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Potoo in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.