Genus

Typical Potoos

Nyctibius

6 species in our catalog · found in 72 parks

Species in this group

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

Nyctibius griseus

Nyctibius grandis

Nyctibius aethereus

Nyctibius jamaicensis

0–10% · With luck

Nyctibius leucopterus

<5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Nyctibius maculosus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

0–10

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

0–10

Apr

10–20

May

0–10

Jun

10–20

Jul

0–10

Aug

0–10

Sep

0–10

Oct

0–10

Nov

0–10

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	P(≥1)
1	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	30–40%
	Great Potoo			20–30%
	Common Potoo			10–20%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	20–30%
	Common Potoo			20–30%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	20–30%
	Great Potoo			10–20%
	Common Potoo			10–20%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
4	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	20–30%
	Long-tailed Potoo			Insufficient data
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Great Potoo			10–20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
6	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	10–20%
	Great Potoo			10–20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	10–20%
	Great Potoo			10–20%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
	Andean Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
8	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	10–20%
	Great Potoo			10–20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
9	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	10–20%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
	White-winged Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
10	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	10–20%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
11	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	10–20%
	Great Potoo			10–20%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Common Potoo			10–20%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
13	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	10–20%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
14	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	Common Potoo			10–20%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
16	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
17	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Great Potoo			10–20%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
20	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
21	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
22	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
23	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	0–10%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
25	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
26	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Long-tailed Potoo			Insufficient data
27	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
28	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	Great Potoo			0–10%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
29	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
30	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
31	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	0–10%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Long-tailed Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
32	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Northern Potoo			0–10%
33	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Northern Potoo			0–10%
34	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	0–10%
	Northern Potoo			0–10%
35	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Common Potoo			0–10%
36	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
37	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
38	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
39	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
40	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
41	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
42	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
43	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
44	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
45	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
47	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
48	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
49	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			<5%
50	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
51	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
52	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
53	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
54	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
55	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
56	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
57	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
58	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
59	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
	Great Potoo			Insufficient data
60	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
61	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
62	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
63	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
64	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
65	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
66	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Andean Potoo			Insufficient data
	Common Potoo			Insufficient data
67	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
68	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Great Potoo			<5%
	Common Potoo			<5%
69	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
70	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
71	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data
72	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Potoo			Insufficient data

Typical Potoos

Species in this group

Common Potoo

Great Potoo

Long-tailed Potoo

Northern Potoo

White-winged Potoo

Andean Potoo

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Potoos

Parks Ranked