Avibase: Nyctibius aethereus (Long-tailed Potoo)

Long-tailed Potoo

Nyctibius aethereus (Wied-Neuwied, M 1820)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Andrew Spencer	03-10-2009	Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Mato Grosso (Brazil) (250 m)	song (A) -	39454 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Castillo Leandro	2024-07-30	Cataratas del Iguazú, Iguazú, Misiones, Iguazú (Argentina) (190 m)	uncertain - Se realiza la grabación completa con un pequeño corte al final para mitigar el ruido de los vehículos que transitan por la ruta. Observadores Castillo Leandro, Cabral Fernando, Esteche Martino	924197 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus aethereus	Caio Brito	2019-10-15	RPPN Serra Bonita, Bahia (Brazil) (865 m)	canto - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	556455 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus aethereus	Mateus Gonçalves Santos	2023-10-18	Iguaí, Bahia, Iguaí (Brazil) (950 m)	song - [sono]	837131 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus longicaudatus	Paul Coopmans	1990-11-00	Napo: ‘Jatun Sacha Biological Station’ area, right bank of Río Napo, Napo (Ecuador) (400 m)	songs - 2 birds playback-used:no	264447 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus longicaudatus	Daniel F. Lane	2001-07-00	Loreto: right (w) bank Río Morona, ca. 54 km NNW of mouth of river, Loreto (Peru) (140 m)	'clucking' call - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:no	257041 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Mateus Gonçalves	2023-10-18	, Bahia (Brazil)	-	610220132 macaulaylibrary.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus longicaudatus	Marco Andrés Urvina Alejandro	2025-03-16	Tena, Tena, Napo, Tena (Ecuador) (600 m)	song - [also] [sono]	980734 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus aethereus	Luiz Gabriel Mazzoni	2009-09-03	Santana do Deserto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Minas Gerais (Brazil) (550 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	293186 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus aethereus	Caio Brito	2019-10-15	RPPN Serra Bonita, Bahia (Brazil) (865 m)	canto - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	556456 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Andrew Spencer	03-10-2009	Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Mato Grosso (Brazil) (250 m)	call (A) -	39453 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus longicaudatus	Daniel F. Lane	2001-07-00	Loreto: right (w) bank Río Morona, ca. 54 km NNW of mouth of river, Loreto (Peru) (140 m)	flight calls - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Looped once playback-used:yes	257042 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Marc Anderson	2025-01-27	Cuyabeno River, Sucumbíos, Cuyabeno (Ecuador) (220 m)	call - [sono]	981866 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus longicaudatus	Arthur Gomes	2020-03-07	Manaus. INPA tower on ZF-2, Amazonas (Brazil) (110 m)	call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain - bird-seen:no playback-used:yes	536247 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	A. Bennett Hennessey	29-11-1999	Serranía Sadiri, Madidi NP, La Paz, Bolivia (Bolivia) (500-950 m)	Song (B) - At 900 m.	3180 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Agostina Juncosa	2023-11-19	Parque Nacional Iguazú. , Iguazú (Argentina) (240 m)	song - Recorded the bird's spontaneous vocalizations in its habitual location, obscured by vegetation and unseen. Likely perched on a nearby snag. Conditions: clear night with a high, crescent moon at the time of recording.	843249 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Bradley Davis	2006-06-01	, Mato Grosso (Brazil)	-	203694751 macaulaylibrary.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Tomaz Melo	2013-04-26	, Acre (Brazil)	-	203958991 macaulaylibrary.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Joseph Tobias and Nathalie Seddon	18-9-01	Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu National Park, Madre de Dios (Peru) (? m)	call (B) - series of calls at dawn. Habitat: Evergreen lowland forest, Flood plain forest. Ref: CC8A527	63800 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Alex Lees	2013-09-29	Moju, Para, Pará (Brazil) (40 m)	song - in logged primary forest bird-seen:no playback-used:yes	150398 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Sebastián Vizcarra	2021-09-03	Alejandro Labaka (near Tiputini), Orellana, Orellana, Ecuador (Ecuador)	song -	672692 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Fernando Pocho Cabral	2024-07-30	Santo Domingo, Iguazú, Misiones, Iguazú (Argentina) (260 m)	uncertain - [sono]	972926 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Agostina Juncosa	2023-11-19	Parque Nacional Iguazú. , Iguazú (Argentina) (240 m)	song - Recorded the bird's spontaneous vocalizations in its habitual location, obscured by vegetation and unseen. Likely perched on a nearby snag. Conditions: clear night with a high, crescent moon at the time of recording.	843250 xeno-canto.org
Long-tailed Potoo - Nyctibius aethereus	Felipe Arantes	2019-04-25	Parauapebas, State of Pará- Serra do Carajás-Serra Norte, Pará (Brazil) (360 m)	song - bird-seen:no playback-used:yes	468933 xeno-canto.org

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