Genus

Typical Potoos

Nyctibius

6 species in our catalog · found in 72 parks

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

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 Typical 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	3	~30%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			~20%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~30%
	Common Potoo			~30%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~30%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
4	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~20%
	Long-tailed Potoo			Insufficient data
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
6	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
7	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Northern Potoo			~20%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~20%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	Andean Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
9	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Great Potoo			~20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
10	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~20%
	Common Potoo			~10%
	White-winged Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	Great Potoo			~10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
12	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	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

Typical Potoos

Species in this group

Common Potoo

Great Potoo

Northern Potoo

Long-tailed Potoo

White-winged Potoo

Andean Potoo

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Potoos

Parks Ranked