Rufous Potoo
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Nyctibius bracteatus Gould, 1846 |
The Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus) is a species of bird in the Nyctibiidae family. It is found in Ecuador, (the northeast, about 25 % of the country), and Peru in the largest population, and the other large disjunct population 1600 km southwest at the Peru and Bolivia border, (about 1/30th of Peru). Other far smaller locales, occur in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, and Guyana. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Nyctibius bracteatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Rufous Potoo videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo; Article "Birding in Peru"
- Photo-High Res; Article mangoverde
- Photo; Article mindobirds.com