Long-tailed potoo
Nyctibius aethereus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
The long-tailed potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) is a species in the family Nyctibiidae, order Nyctibiiformes. Recorded adults weigh 365 g to 440.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the long-tailed potoo
- Weight
- 365 g – 440.5 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 long-tailed potoo live?
Not recorded
What is the long-tailed potoo?
The long-tailed potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) is a species of bird in the family Nyctibiidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
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Is the long-tailed potoo endangered?
The long-tailed 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 long-tailed potoo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderNyctibiiformes
- familyNyctibiidae
- genusNyctibius
- SpeciesNyctibius aethereus (zu Wied-Neuwied, 1820)
Synonyms Caprimulgus aethereus
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- بوتو طويل الذيلArabic
- nictibi cuallargCatalan
- potu dlouhoocasýCzech
- potŵ cynffonhirWelsh
- Langhalet PotuDanish
- LangschwanztagschläferGerman
- Langschwanz-TagschläferGerman
- longvosta niktibioEsperanto
- Nictibio colilargoSpanish
- Nictibio de Cola LargaSpanish
- Urutaú coludoSpanish
- pikksaba-tüükasorrEstonian
- pyrstöpökkelökehrääjäFinnish
- Ibijau à longue queueFrench
- hosszúfarkú álmosmadárHungarian
- Nittibio codalungaItalian
- オナガタチヨタカJapanese
- 긴꼬리포투Korean
- ilgauodegis didlėlysLithuanian
- WigstaartreuzennachtzwaluwDutch
- langhalepotuNorwegian
- nocolot wielkosternyPolish
- urutau-pardoPortuguese
- Mãe-da-lua-pardaPortuguese
- nictíbio-rabilongoPortuguese
- Длиннохвостый уратаоRussian
- Длиннохвостый исполинский козодойRussian
- Длиннохвостый лесной козодойRussian
- lelkovec dlhochvostýSlovak
- Dugorepi potuSerbian
- långstjärtad potoSwedish
- Uzunkuyruk PotoTurkish
- Uzun Kuyruklu PutuTurkish
- поту довгохвостийUkrainian
- 長尾林鴟Chinese
- 长尾钩嘴夜鹰Chinese
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Relatives of the long-tailed potoo
Other species in the same genus Nyctibius.
Common potoo
Nyctibius griseus
Great potoo
Nyctibius grandis
Andean potoo
Nyctibius maculosus
Northern potoo
Nyctibius jamaicensis
White-winged potoo
Nyctibius leucopterus
CompareLong-tailed potoo vs Common potooLong-tailed potoo vs Great potooLong-tailed potoo vs Andean potooLong-tailed potoo vs Northern potoo
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the long-tailed potoo?
An adult long-tailed potoo weighs 365 g – 440.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the long-tailed potoo endangered?
The long-tailed 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 long-tailed potoo?
The long-tailed potoo (Nyctibius aethereus) 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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