List of Birds of Mexico - Potoos

Potoos

Order: Caprimulgiformes. Family: Nyctibiidae

The potoos (sometimes called Poor-Me-Ones) are large near passerine birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are nocturnal insectivores which lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars.

  • Great Potoo Nyctibius grandis
  • Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis

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