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Smile...Potoo, any of 7 species of solitary, nocturnal  insectivore birds of tropical Central and South America. Potoos range from 21–58 cm in length. They have large heads for their body size and long wings and tails. The large head is dominated by a large, massive, broad, short bill and enormous eyes. The brown plumage resemble tree bark. During the day, the birds sleep, vertically perched and virtually indistinguishable from the dead branches they roost on. Great Potoo, Silly Birds, Birds Beautiful, Weird Animals, Birds Of Prey, Birds Of A Feather, The Birds, Adorable Animals, Beautiful Birds

Smile...Potoo, any of 7 species of solitary, nocturnal insectivore birds of tropical Central and South America. Potoos range from 21–58 cm in length. They have large heads for their body size and long wings and tails. The large head is dominated by a large, massive, broad, short bill and enormous eyes. The brown plumage resemble tree bark. During the day, the birds sleep, vertically perched and virtually indistinguishable from the dead branches they roost on.

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Adorable mother & chick Northern #potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis jamaicensis) 📸 Brazsie Burke 📍Time & Patience #Lindstead 🇯🇲 #endemic #Jamaican race. Locally called #Patoo the same is used to describe owls. Potoo is not an owl but is a nocturnal insectivore, they use their large mouths to gulp flying beetles, roaches & moths in mid-air. They roost during the day staying still camouflaged in trees. They lay their single egg on large branches and the chick is a white fluffy puffball #wildjamaica Patoo Birds, Potoo Birds, Northern Potoo, Scary Owl, Silly Birds, Weird Birds, Staring At You, Funny Birds, Silly Animals

Adorable mother & chick Northern #potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis jamaicensis) 📸 Brazsie Burke 📍Time & Patience #Lindstead 🇯🇲 #endemic #Jamaican race. Locally called #Patoo the same is used to describe owls. Potoo is not an owl but is a nocturnal insectivore, they use their large mouths to gulp flying beetles, roaches & moths in mid-air. They roost during the day staying still camouflaged in trees. They lay their single egg on large branches and the chick is a white fluffy puffball…

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Northern Potoo, Nocturnal Birds, Owl Eyes, Yellow Eyes, Tree Branch, Top Photo, Bald Eagle, Night In, Jamaica

Bizarre, big-headed, and bug-eyed nocturnal bird with yellow eyes and cryptically streaked plumage. Found in wooded and semiopen habitats in tropical lowlands, including mangroves. Roosts upright on branches, where it blends in and looks like a broken tree branch. At night in a flashlight beam, eyes reflect like brilliant amber coals (nightjar eyes are duller and owl eyes have a dull reflection and are rarely visible). Hunts from posts and prominent perches; sallies out for insects and often…

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