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Long-tailed Potoo

Nyctibius aethereus (Wied-Neuwied, M 1820)

The long-tailed potoo is a species of bird in the family Nyctibiidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Nyctibiidae
Genus:
   Nyctibius
Scientific:
  Nyctibius aethereus

Original description

Citation:
  (Wied-Neuwied, M 1820)

Reference:
   Reise Brasilien 1 p.236,note

Protonym:
  Caprimulgus aethereus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45439675

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  407292B2D499DD58

Avibase ID:
  avibase-407292B2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/407292B2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555526

Geographic range:

  • Nyctibius aethereus aethereus: SE Paraguay to se Brazil and ne Argentina
  • Nyctibius aethereus chocoensis: Locally in w Colombia (Chocó)
  • Nyctibius aethereus longicaudatus: Tropical e Ecuador to Peru and the Guianas
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Long-tailed Potoo
Catalan:
Nictibi cuallarg
Czech:
potu dlouhoocasý
Danish:
Langhalet Potu
German:
Langschwanz-Tagschläfer
Spanish:
Nictibio Colilargo
Spanish (Spain):
Nictibio Colilargo
Finnish:
pyrstöpökkelökehrääjä
French:
Ibijau à longue queue
Croatian:
dugorepi potu
Hungarian:
hosszúfarkú álmosmadár
Italian:
Nittibio codalunga
Japanese (romaji):
onagatachiyotaka
Japanese:
オナガタチヨタカ
Lithuanian:
Ilgauodegis didlėlys
Dutch:
Wigstaartreuzennachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Langhalepotu
Norwegian:
Langhalepotu
Polish:
nocolot wielkosterny
Portuguese:
Urutau-pardo
Portuguese (Brazil):
urutau-pardo
Russian:
Длиннохвостый уратао
Slovak:
lelkovec dlhochvostý
Serbian:
Dugorepi potu
Swedish:
långstjärtad poto
Ukrainian:
Поту довгохвостий
Chinese:
长尾林鸱
Chinese (Traditional):
長尾林鴟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ibijau à longue queue ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ibijau à longue queue ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nyctibius aethereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nyctibius aethereus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nyctibius aethereus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Long-tailed Potoo ( Nyctibius aethereus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nyctibius aethereus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nyctibius aethereus [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Catalan: Nictibi cuallarg
Czech: Potu dlouhoocasý
Danish: Langhalet Potu
German: Langschwanzschwalk, Langschwanz-Tagschläfer
English: Large-tailed Potoo, Long tailed Potoo, Long-tailed Potoo
English, HBW: Long-tailed Potoo
English (IOC): Long-tailed Potoo
English (United States): Long-tailed Potoo
Esperanto: Longvosta niktibio
Spanish: Biemparado Rabilargo, Nictibio Colilargo, Urutaú cola larga, Urutaú Coludo, Urutaú de cola larga, Urutaú Rojizo
Spanish (Argentine): Urutaú cola larga, Urutaú Coludo, Urutaú de cola larga
Spanish (Colombia): Biemparado Rabilargo, Bienparado rabilargo
Spanish (Ecuador): Nictibio (Puntepalo) Colilargo
Spanish (Spain): Nictibio Colilargo
Spanish (HBW): Long-tailed Potoo
Spanish (Peru): Nictibio de Cola Larga
Spanish (Paraguay): Urutaú coludo
Spanish (Venezuela): Nictibio Colilargo
Estonian: pikksaba-tüükasorr
Finnish: Pyrstöpökkelökehrääjä
French: Ibijau à longue queue
Guianese Creole French: Eg-lannwit
Guarani: Guaimingue guasu, Urutau, Urutau-guasu
Croatian: dugorepi potu
Hungarian: hosszúfarkú álmosmadár
Italian: Nittibio codalunga
Japanese (romaji): onagatachiyotaka
Japanese: オナガタチヨタカ
Scientific: Caprimulgus aethereus, Nyctibius aethereus, Nyctibius aethereus aethereus
Lithuanian: Ilgauodegis didlėlys
Dutch: Wigstaartreuzennachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Langhalepotu
Norwegian: Langhalepotu
Polish: Nocolot długosterny, nocolot wielkosterny
Portuguese: mãe-da-lua, mãe-da-lua-parda, urutau, urutau-castanho, Urutau-pardo
Portuguese (Brazil): mãe-da-lua, Mãe-da-lua-parda, urutau, urutau-castanho, urutau-pardo
Portuguese (Portugal): Mãe-da-lua-parda, nictíbio-rabilongo
Russian: Длиннохвостый лесной козодой, Длиннохвостый потоо, Длиннохвостый уратао
Slovak: lelkovec dlhochvostý
Serbian: Dugorepi potu
Swedish: långstjärtad poto, Långstjärtad tandnattskärra
Turkish: Uzun kuyruklu putu
Ukrainian: Поту довгохвостий
Chinese: 长尾林鸱
Chinese (Traditional): 長尾林鴟

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