Nyctibius leucopterus (White-winged Potoo)

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White-winged Potoo Nyctibius leucopterus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
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Order:
  Caprimulgiformes
Family:
  Nyctibiidae
Genus:
  Nyctibius

Scientific:
Nyctibius leucopterus

Citation:
(zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Reference:
ReiseBrasil. 2 p.227,note

Protonym:
Caprimulgus leucopterus

Avibase ID:
46E2FA4948BD063E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/46E2FA49

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555529

Geographic range:

Nyctibius leucopterus: northern Amazonia (northeastern Peru, northern Brazil), and eastern Brazil (Bahia and Espírito Santo)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  White-winged Potoo
Czech:
  potu bělokřídlý
German:
  Weißflügel-Tagschläfer
Danish:
  Hvidvinget Potu
Spanish:
  Nictibio Aliblanco
Finnish:
  valkopökkelökehrääjä
French:
  Ibijau à ailes blanches
Italian:
  Nittibio alibianche
Japanese:
  hajirotachiyotaka
Japanese:
  ハジロタチヨタカ
Dutch:
  Witvleugelreuzennachtzwaluw
Norwegian:
  Hvitvingepotu
Polish:
  nocolot bialoskrzydly
Portuguese:
  Urutau-de-asa-branca
Portuguese (Brazil):
  Urutau-de-asa-branca
Russian:
  Белокрылый лесной козодой
Slovak:
  lelkovec bielokrídly
Swedish:
  vitvingad poto
Chinese:
  白翅林鸱

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Ibijau à ailes blanches ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Ibijau à ailes blanches ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
    Nyctibius leucopterus leucopterus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
    Nyctibius leucopterus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
    Nyctibius leucopterus leucopterus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Nyctibius leucopterus leucopterus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
   White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Nyctibius leucopterus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Nyctibius leucopterus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Nyctibius [leucopterus or maculosus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms
Catalan: Nictibi alablanc
Czech: Potu belokrídlý, potu bělokřidlý, potu bělokřídlý
Danish: Hvidvinget Potu
German: Weißflügelschwalk, Weissflügel-Tagschläfer
English: White winged Potoo, White-winged Potoo
English (IOC): White-winged Potoo
Spanish: Nictibio Aliblanco, Nictibio Selvático, Urutaú de Alas Blancas
Spanish (Colombia): Bienparado aliblanco
Spanish (Spain): Nictibio Aliblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-winged Potoo
Spanish (Peru): Nictibio de Ala Blanca
Spanish (Venezuela): Nictibio Aliblanco, Nictibio Selvático
Estonian: valgetiib-tüükasorr
Finnish: Valkopökkelökehrääjä
French: Ibijau à ailes blanches
Guianese Creole French: Eg-lannwit
Hungarian: fehérszárnyú álmosmadár
Italian: Nittibio alibianche
Japanese: hajirotachiyotaka, hajitotachiyotaka
Japanese: ハジトタチヨタカ, ハジロタチヨタカ
Latin: Caprimulgus leucopterus, Nyctibius leucopterus, Nyctibius leucopterus leucopterus
Lithuanian: Baltasparnis didlėlys
Dutch: Gevlekte Reuzennachtzwaluw, Witvleugelreuzennachtzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitvengpotu
Norwegian: Hvitvingepotu
Polish: nocolot bialoskrzydly, nocolot białoskrzydły
Portuguese: mãe-da-lua, Urutau-de-asa-branca
Portuguese (Brazil): mãe-da-lua, Urutau-de-asa-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): Uratau-d'asa-branca
Russian: Белокрылый лесной козодой, Белокрылый потоо
Slovak: lelkovec bielokrídly
Serbian: Belokrili potu
Swedish: vitvingad poto, Vitvingad tandnattskärra
Ukrainian: Поту білокрилий
Chinese: 白翅林鸱
Chinese (Traditional): 白翅林鴟