Great Potoo - Nyctibius grandis

Length 1.6-2.0 ft (48.3-61.0 cm)
Wingspan 2.3-2.6 ft (70.1-80.5 cm)
Weight 12.7-22.9 oz (360-650 g)
Clutch Size 1
Chicks at birth Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:NA, SA
     

The Great Potoo is found in Central and South America and is the largest of the three Potoo species. Great Pottos eat at night and their diet includes beetles, katydids, grasshoppers and other flying insects. They will sometimes eat bats.

Adult
Picture/image of Great Potoo
Picture taken by Beth Duval
03/01/2015 - Costa Rica
Picture taken by Beth Duval
03/01/2015 - Costa Rica

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