Andean potoo
Nyctibius maculosus Ridgway, 1912
The andean potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) is a species in the family Nyctibiidae, order Nyctibiiformes. Recorded adults weigh 88.3 g to 170.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the andean potoo
- Weight
- 88.3 g – 170.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the andean potoo live?
Not recorded
What is the andean potoo?
The Andean potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) is a species of bird in the family Nyctibiidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Is the andean potoo endangered?
The andean potoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the andean potoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderNyctibiiformes
- familyNyctibiidae
- genusNyctibius
- SpeciesNyctibius maculosus Ridgway, 1912
Synonyms Nyctibius leucopterus maculosus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- بوتو أنديزيArabic
- nictibi dels AndesCatalan
- potu andskýCzech
- potŵ mynyddWelsh
- AndespotuDanish
- AndenschwalmGerman
- AndentagschläferGerman
- Flecken-TagschläferGerman
- anda niktibioEsperanto
- Urutaú andinoSpanish
- Nictibio andinoSpanish
- andi tüükasorrEstonian
- andienpökkelökehrääjäFinnish
- Ibijau des AndesFrench
- andoki álmosmadárHungarian
- Nittibio delle AndeItalian
- アンデスタチヨタカJapanese
- 안데스포투Korean
- 안데스포투쏙독새Korean
- andinis didlėlysLithuanian
- AndesreuzennachtzwaluwDutch
- nocolot andyjskiPolish
- urutau-andinoPortuguese
- nictíbio-andinoPortuguese
- Андский уратаоRussian
- Андский лесной козодойRussian
- lelkovec andskýSlovak
- Andski potuSerbian
- andinsk potoSwedish
- And PotosuTurkish
- And PutusuTurkish
- поту гірськийUkrainian
- 安地斯林鴟Chinese
- 安第斯林鴟Chinese
- 安第斯钩嘴夜鹰Chinese
Relatives of the andean potoo
Other species in the same genus Nyctibius.
Common potoo
Nyctibius griseus
Great potoo
Nyctibius grandis
Long-tailed potoo
Nyctibius aethereus
Northern potoo
Nyctibius jamaicensis
White-winged potoo
Nyctibius leucopterus
CompareAndean potoo vs Common potooAndean potoo vs Great potooAndean potoo vs Long-tailed potooAndean potoo vs Northern potoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the andean potoo?
An adult andean potoo weighs 88.3 g – 170.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the andean potoo endangered?
The andean potoo is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the andean potoo?
The andean potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) belongs to the family Nyctibiidae in the order Nyctibiiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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