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Potoo

life science Maturity 5-7

The potoo is a funny bird.

Common potoo cerro lodge entrance road 3.28.24 DSC 6363-topaz-denoiseraw.jpg
Common potoo cerro lodge entrance road 3.28.24 DSC 6363-topaz-denoiseraw.jpg
It lives in warm forests. It looks like a tree stump. This helps it hide from danger. It eats bugs at night.
Nyctibius grandis - Great Potoo; Apiacás, Mato Grosso, Brazil (cropped).jpg
Nyctibius grandis - Great Potoo; Apiacás, Mato Grosso, Brazil (cropped).jpg
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Paraprefica major.JPG
File:Northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis mexicanus) Orange Walk.jpg
Northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis...
File:Nyctibius grandis - Great Potoo; Apiacás, Mato Grosso, Brazil (cropped).jpg
Nyctibius grandis - Great Potoo; Apiacás,...
File:Common potoo cerro lodge entrance road 3.28.24 DSC 6363-topaz-denoiseraw.jpg
Common potoo cerro lodge entrance road...
File:Urutaú (Nyctibius aethereus) en Ruiz de Montoya (Provincia de Misiones, Argentina) 03.jpg
Urutaú (Nyctibius aethereus) en Ruiz de...
File:Nyctibius leucopterus White-winged Potoo; Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil (cropped).jpg
Nyctibius leucopterus White-winged Potoo;...
File:Andean Potoo (Nyctibius maculosus) (9496853499) 1.jpg
Andean Potoo (Nyctibius maculosus)...
File:Phyllaemulor bracteatus Rufous Potoo; Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil (cropped).jpg
Phyllaemulor bracteatus Rufous Potoo;...
File:Nyctibius griseus 471885191 27f931630d o Crop.jpg
Nyctibius griseus 471885191 27f931630d o Crop.jpg
File:Mãe-da-lua-gigante (Nyctibius grandis).jpg
Mãe-da-lua-gigante (Nyctibius grandis).jpg
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