Rufous Potoo
A species of Potoos Scientific name : Nyctibius bracteatus Genus : Potoos
Rufous Potoo, A species of Potoos
Botanical name: Nyctibius bracteatus
Genus: Potoos
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Description General Info
Description
The rufous potoo is the smallest member of its genus, and extremely well-camouflaged, being almost invisible among dead leaves, trees and other plants. Its body is, like the common name implies, rufous with white spots on the underbody. To improve their camouflage even further, they will rock back and forth while roosting to even closer resemble a dead leaf. They sing almost exclusively on full moons. 
Size
25 cm
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
It is found in Ecuador (the northeast, about 25% of the country) and Peru in the largest population, and the other large disjunct population 1600 km southwest at the Peru and Bolivia border (about 1/30 of Peru). Other far smaller locales occur in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, and Guyana. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Until around the 1980s, very few people had managed to see one alive; however, they are currently regarded as a least concern by the IUCN due to their large range; however, the population has experienced an ongoing decrease.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Nightjars and Relatives Family
Potoos Genus
Potoos Species
Rufous Potoo 
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