Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | potu středoamerický |
| Dutch | Noordelijke Reuzennachtzwaluw |
| English | Northern Potoo |
| English (United States) | Northern Potoo |
| French | Ibijau jamaïcain |
| French (French Guiana) | Ibijau jamaïcain |
| German | Mexikotagschläfer |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Chanrouan ke long |
| Japanese | ジャマイカタチヨタカ |
| Norwegian | nordpotu |
| Polish | nocolot północny |
| Russian | Северный уратао |
| Serbian | Severni potu |
| Slovak | lelkovec pahýľový |
| Spanish | Nictibio Jamaicano |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Nictibio Norteño |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Potú |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Bruja |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pájaro Estaca Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pájaro Estaca Norteño |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Nictibio Norteño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nictibio jamaicano |
| Swedish | nordlig poto |
| Turkish | Kuzeyli Putu |
| Ukrainian | Поту ямайський |
Nyctibius jamaicensis ("Gmelin, JF", 1789)
Definitions
- NYCTIBIUS
- jamaica / jamaicae / jamaicana / jamaicensis
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
Authors
Daniel Gu, Robert A. Behrstock, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Recommended Citation
Gu, D., R. A. Behrstock, and T. S. Schulenberg (2020). Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis), 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.norpot1.01
Neotropical Birds
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Version 1.0
- March 21, 2014
- Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
Authors
Daniel Gu, Robert A. Behrstock, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Revisors
Daniel Gu, Robert A. Behrstock, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Recommended Citation
Gu, D., R. A. Behrstock, and T. S. Schulenberg (2014). Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.norpot1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 30, 2012
- Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis
Authors
Mario Cohn-Haft and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Cohn-Haft, M. and G. M. Kirwan (2012). Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis). 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.