#nyctybiiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus), AM NOT BIRB, AM STICK, family Nyctibiidae, order Nyctibiiformes, Brazil

Potoos used to be in the same order as nightjars, but are now placed in their own order.

The level of divergence amongst Potoo species is the highest amongst any order of birds. (These species separated quite a long time ago).

photograph by Katia Oliveira

[herpsandbirds]

Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus), mother and chick, family Nyctibiidae, order Nyctibiiformes, Ecuador

Potoos used to be in the same order as nightjars, but are now placed in their own order.

photograph by Danilo J. Mena

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus), family Nyctibiidae, order Nyctybiiformes, Orange Walk, Belize

Potoos used to be in the same order as nightjars, but are now placed in their own order.

photograph by Charles J. Sharp