The common potoo, or poor-me-ones, or urutau is one of seven species within the genus Nyctibius. It is notable for its large, yellow eyes and comically wide mouth. Potoos are nocturnal near passerines related to nightjars and frogmouths. They lack the characteristic bristles around the mouths of true nightjars. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.1029
Protonym:
Caprimulgus griseus
Type locality:
Cayenne.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656524
Avibase ID:
7333ADB3332EB885
Avibase ID:
avibase-7333ADB3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7333ADB3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177956
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ibijau gris ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ibijau gris ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Common Potoo ( Nyctibius griseus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nyctibius griseus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nyctibius griseus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Nyctibius [griseus or jamaicensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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