Rufous Potoo

Phyllaemulor bracteatus

Least Concern

The Rufous Potoo is a tiny nocturnal forest bird of Amazonia and the Guianas. By day it perches motionless like a dead leaf or broken twig, and by night it hunts insects from concealed perches. It is widespread enough to be Least Concern.

Family: Nyctibiidae
Group: Potoos
Range: Rufous Potoo Range — Humid lowland forests of the Amazon Basin and Guianas
Population: ≈ Unknown

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