Ecuador Photo Gallery: potoos

We visited Ecuador in November, 2019.

Potoos (poor-me-ones) are large passerine birds related to nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal and insectivorous. There are five species.

Great potoo, Nyctibius grandis

Common potoo, Nyctibius griseus

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