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Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis Nictibio Norte±o,
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Northern Potoo Nyctibius jamaicensis Nictibio Norte±o,
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A very large, mottled-brown night bird that perches upright on a tree limb or post waiting to sally out after insects. Length: 38-44 cm.; weight: 210-251 g. Breeds on Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, and in Central America. Accidental on Mona and Desecheo Islands (5 Dec. 1974 and 24 Oct. 1987 respectively). TAXONOMY: CAPRIMULGIFORMES; NYCTIBIIDAE References Cleere, N. and D. Nurney. 1998. Nightjars: a guide to nightjars and related nightbirds. Pica Press, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, UK. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 5. Barn Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Martφnez, O., O. H. Garrido, G. B. Reynard, W. Sußrez, A. Kirconnell, and J. W. Wiley. 2000. A new family and genus of bird (Aves: Carpimulgiformes: Nyctibiidae) for Cuba. El Pitirre. 13(3):65-66. Meier, A. J., R. E. Noble, and H. A. Raffaele. 1989. The birds of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, including a new record for Puerto Rican territory. Carib. J. Sci. 25:24-29. Raffaele, H. A. 1981. New records of bird species for Puerto Rico and one for the West Indies. Am Birds 35:142-143. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |