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blennie

I mean he’s kinda ugly and freaky looking I’ll admit it but he’s special to me so it’s fine

#blorbo from my shows but its an actual real animal

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Rufous potoo - ML201701561, Tomaz Melo

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Rufous potoos likely do this to enhance their camouflage! Unlike other potoos, which try to camouflage themselves as part of broken off tree branches and such, Rufous potoos try to camouflage as dead leaves. When they rock back and forth like this, it helps them look more like a dead leaf swaying in the breeze!

streetadventures

Potato the Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

Yes they let me call a Great Potoo Potato. It’s hilarious AND adorable.

#BABY TIME #great potoo

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Fun Fact

Potoos share a more recent common ancestor with hummingbirds than they do with owls. So, that means these two birds are more closely related to each other..

…than these two birds, which really aren’t that closely related at all :)

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Fun!

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👆👆👆exactly! Convergent evolution is the reason why potoos and owls look so similar and have similar nocturnal habits, but are totally unrelated :) Owls are raptors, so their closest relatives would be other raptors like eagles and hawks!

*ALSO I highly recommend everyone taking a look at that link to learn more ;))

#im so happy someone brought this up :)#But tbh the real point of this post was to simply say : potoos≠owls #so dont let me catch nobody looking up a ‘potoo owl’ anymore

Fun Fact

Potoos share a more recent common ancestor with hummingbirds than they do with owls. So, that means these two birds are more closely related to each other..

...than these two birds, which really aren’t that closely related at all :)

#so dont let me catch any of you calling potoos owls..#random facts #fun facts #animal facts #birds #ornithology #caprimulgiformes #strisores #strigiformes #raptors #owl #potoo #potoo bird #hummingbird

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him

#doesn't he look very polite ;)#potoo #potoo bird #meme #i was compelled to make this at 2 am

sunflowers-and-frogs

friend, boy, cinnamon roll, etc

#i see you're a person of culture as well..#a fellow intellectual #great potoo

badolmen

I feel like we all appreciate the greater potoo and night jars and all but…the oilbird deserves some love!

Majestic, great coloration

Can both judge you with flawless eyeliner and be a smug bitch at the same time

But also??? They look hella anxious like damn buddy you okay???

They lay like this in like, every picture. They are loaf birds! Nice, evenly baked bread loaves!

That and I needed an excuse to show you the picture of a baby. Lil fucker looks like he rolled up his holiday sweater sleeves

#thank u yes there is a severe lack of oilbird appreciation #oilbird

wisteriarosea

THERE IS A POTOO NEAR MY HOUSE!!! I’M SCREAMING!!!

#im..jealous #i live in a potooless part of the world :(

fullfrontalbirds

I need some potoos. Please my family is starving.

🚨🚨🚨

WEEEWOO POOOTOOOO WEEWOOOO

🚨🚨🚨

hello anon please remain calm, we are the emergency potoo services and we heard there was a starving family at this residence

Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

Long-tailed Potoo (Nyctibius aethereus)

Andean Potoo (Nyctibius maculosus)

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Rufous potoo - ML201701561, Tomaz Melo

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Rufous potoos likely do this to enhance their camouflage! Unlike other potoos, which try to camouflage themselves as part of broken off tree branches and such, Rufous potoos try to camouflage as dead leaves. When they rock back and forth like this, it helps them look more like a dead leaf swaying in the breeze!

#but it also looks like a very awkward pelvic thrusting #lol #rufous potoo

cappuccino-cosmico

please please PLEASE look at this fucking image of a nightjar i found online (source)

#hmm good..i will add this to my collection #nightjar

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Tis was me! and noticed your potoo tag is lacking. I request if you could please of so kindly show some love to the great and common potoos also~ thanks you very much.

I apologise for the lacking potoo tag, I hope these potoos will make it up to you