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Great Potoo sleeping during the day, Ecuador Saw this Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) sleeping in the early morning, cleverly disguising itself as a branch. Well I saw it after it was pointed out to me. We were up in the tree tower at Sani Lodge over 30 metres above the ground. Ecuador,Geotagged,Great Potoo,Great potoo,Nyctibius grandis,Summer,amazon,branch,ecuador Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Great Potoo sleeping during the day, Ecuador

Saw this Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) sleeping in the early morning, cleverly disguising itself as a branch. Well I saw it after it was pointed out to me. We were up in the tree tower at Sani Lodge over 30 metres above the ground.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful, is this a nocturnal bird? Posted 10 years ago
  2. View abhitap's profile
    abhitap
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    superb find Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Pducros's profile
    Pducros
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    Yes - nocturnal Posted 10 years ago
  4. View englishindiangirl's profile
    englishindiangirl
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    So hard to see! They just disappear into the branch as if they grow on it wonderful shot. Posted 9 years ago

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The Great potoo

The great potoo is a bird, both the largest potoo species and the largest member of the order Caprimulgiformes. It occurs in tropical America.

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Uploaded May 14, 2015. Captured Mar 13, 2015 13:32 in Sucumbios, Ecuador.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm
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