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White-winged Potoo
Nyctibius leucopterus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
The White-winged Potoo (Nyctibius leucopterus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family, the Potoos. It is found in Roraima and Amazonas, Brazil and Guyana in the Amazon Basin; also localised populations in Peru and French Guiana. Source: Wikipedia
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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
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
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitvengpotu
Polish:
nocolot bialoskrzydly
Portuguese:
Urutau-de-asa-branca
Portuguese (Brazil):
Urutau-de-asa-branca
Russian:
Белокрылый лесной козодой
Slovak:
lelkovec bielokrídly
Swedish:
vitvingad poto
Ukrainian:
Поту білокрилий
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] |
| Clements, version 2019: 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] |
| eBird version 2019: 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) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-winged Potoo ( Nyctibius leucopterus) [version 1] |
| 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) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): 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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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
Scientific: 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
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