Family

Potoos

Nyctibiidae

7 species in our catalog · found in 72 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderNyctibiiformes (Potoos)
FamilyNyctibiidae (Potoos)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Nyctibius griseus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Nyctibius grandis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nyctibius jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nyctibius aethereus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phyllaemulor bracteatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nyctibius leucopterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nyctibius maculosus

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

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~40%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			~20%
	Rufous Potoo			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~30%
	Common Potoo			~30%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~30%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
	Rufous Potoo			Insufficient data
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	~30%
	Rufous Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	White-winged Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
5	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Rufous Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
6	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~20%
	Long-tailed Potoo			Insufficient data
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
9	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Northern Potoo			~20%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Andean Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
11	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
14	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
15	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
17	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
20	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
21	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
22	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
23	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
24	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
26	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
27	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			Insufficient data
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
29	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
30	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
31	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
32	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Potoo			~10%
34	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Potoo			~10%
35	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Northern Potoo			~10%
36	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
37	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
38	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
39	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
41	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
42	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
43	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
44	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
45	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
46	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
47	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
48	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
49	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
50	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
51	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
52	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
53	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
54	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
55	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
56	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
57	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
58	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
59	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
60	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
61	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
62	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
63	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
64	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
65	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
66	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
67	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Andean Potoo			Insufficient data
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
68	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
69	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
70	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
71	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
72	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data

Potoos

Species in this group

Common Potoo

Great Potoo

Northern Potoo

Long-tailed Potoo

Rufous Potoo

White-winged Potoo

Andean Potoo

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Potoos

Parks Ranked