Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Czech | potu dlouhoocasý |
Dutch | Wigstaartreuzennachtzwaluw |
English | Long-tailed Potoo |
English (United States) | Long-tailed Potoo |
French | Ibijau à longue queue |
French (France) | Ibijau à longue queue |
German | Langschwanz-Tagschläfer |
Japanese | オナガタチヨタカ |
Norwegian | langhalepotu |
Polish | nocolot wielkosterny |
Portuguese (Brazil) | urutau-pardo |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Mãe-da-lua-parda |
Russian | Длиннохвостый уратао |
Serbian | Dugorepi potu |
Slovak | lelkovec dlhochvostý |
Spanish | Nictibio Colilargo |
Spanish (Argentina) | Urutaú Coludo |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Nictibio (Puntepalo) Colilargo |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Urutaú coludo |
Spanish (Peru) | Nictibio de Cola Larga |
Spanish (Spain) | Nictibio colilargo |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Nictibio Colilargo |
Swedish | långstjärtad poto |
Turkish | Uzun Kuyruklu Putu |
Ukrainian | Поту довгохвостий |
Long-tailed Potoo Nyctibius aethereus
Version: 1.0 — Published November 14, 2014
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Conservation
Conservation Status
Long-tailed Potoo's population size of Long-tailed Potoo has not been quantified but this species has a very large distribution; consequently the IUCN Red List conservations status of Long-tailed Potoo is evaluated as Least Concern (BirdLife International 2014). The population still appears to be decreasing, but not at a rapid enough rate to reach the classification of vulnerable (BirdLife International 2014). Parker et al. (1996) lists the Atlantic Forest population (N. a. aethereus) as threatened and Cohn-Haft (1999) claims it is "probably threatened". Subspecies chocoensis also has a restricted distribution and is very poorly known, and "should perhaps be considered vulnerable" (Cohn-Haft 1999).
Effects of human activity on populations
The population size of Long-tailed Potoo is believed to be in decline due to ongoing deforestation in South America (BirdLife International 2014). Little original forest remains in the Atlantic forest (Cohn-Haft 1999). In 23 years, Long-tailed Potoo is estimated to lose 13.3-17.5% of suitable habitat throughout its distribution if Amazonian deforestation models are accurate (BirdLife International 2014). This would cause a decline of greater than 25% in the global population size.