Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | potu obecný |
| Dutch | Grijze Reuzennachtzwaluw |
| English | Common Potoo |
| English (United States) | Common Potoo |
| French | Ibijau gris |
| French (French Guiana) | Ibijau gris |
| German | Klagetagschläfer |
| Japanese | ハイイロタチヨタカ |
| Norwegian | fløytepotu |
| Polish | nocolot szary |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urutau |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mãe-da-lua |
| Russian | Серый уратао |
| Serbian | Obični potu |
| Slovak | lelkovec urutau |
| Spanish | Nictibio Urutaú |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Urutaú |
| Spanish (Chile) | Urutaú |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Nictibio Común |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Nictibio (Puntepalo) Común |
| Spanish (Panama) | Nictibio Común |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Urutaú común |
| Spanish (Peru) | Nictibio Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nictibio urutaú |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Urutaú |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Nictibio Grisáceo |
| Swedish | grå poto |
| Turkish | Urutau Putusu |
| Ukrainian | Поту малий |
Nyctibius griseus ("Gmelin, JF", 1789)
PROTONYM:
Caprimulgus griseus
"Gmelin, JF", 1789. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2, p.1029.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
Definitions
- NYCTIBIUS
- griseum / griseus
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus Scientific name definitions
Peter Voudouris
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 9, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 9, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Authors
Peter Voudouris
Recommended Citation
Voudouris, P. (2020). Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.compot1.01
Neotropical Birds
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Version 1.0
- October 9, 2015
- Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Authors
Peter Voudouris
Revisors
Peter Voudouris
Recommended Citation
Voudouris, P. (2015). Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.compot1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 31, 2013
- Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus
Authors
Mario Cohn-Haft
Recommended Citation
Cohn-Haft, M. (2013). Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.