Great Potoo
Nyctibius grandis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderNyctibiiformes (Potoos)
- FamilyNyctibiidae (Potoos)
- GenusNyctibius (Typical Potoos)
- SpeciesNyctibius grandis (Great Potoo)
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Potoo in Cahuita National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Great Potoo sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Potoo in Cahuita National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great Potoo in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.