Home> Animals > Birds > Other Birds Submit Your Photo Slide Show No 36 Of 47 Prev    Next Common-potoo  Publish Date : 14-01-2008 Author : Haui Hits : 131 Rating : Not rated The Lesser Potoo or Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus), is a nocturnal bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America from Costa Rica to northern Argentina and northern Uruguay. This nocturnal insectivore hunts from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day it perches upright on a tree stump, and is completely invisible, looking like part of the stump because it stays so completely still as it perches. Rate This Photo 5 - Best4321 Add Your Comment Your Name * Your Comment * Enter Validation Code * Prev    Next