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Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Chingaza National Natural Park
4 Verified records at Chingaza National Natural Park
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The great potoo or grand potoo (Nyctibius grandis) is the largest potoo species and is widely distributed in Central and South America. Much like owls, this species is nocturnal. It preys on large insects and small vertebrates, which it captures in sallies from high perches. The great potoo is best known for its distinctive moaning growl, which echoes through the Neotropical night. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park

Common Potoo
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Common Potoo

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nyctibius griseus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Great Potoo at Chingaza National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
10 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
13 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
14 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
15 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
16 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
18 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
20 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
21 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
22 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
24 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
26 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
30 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
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31 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
33 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
34 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
35 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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