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Northern Potoo, photographed in southeast Mexico
Species

Northern Potoo

Pájaro Estaca Norteño
Nyctibius jamaicensis
Family
Nyctibiidae
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern
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01Field notes

Spends the day pressed against a broken branch, indistinguishable from the wood, and only becomes a bird again after dark.

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