Common Potoo by Ken _Gilliland

Poser • Animals • posted on Dec 05, 2018

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Description

The Common (or Lesser Potoo) breeds in tropical Central and South America from Nicaragua to northern Argentina and northern Uruguay. It is a nocturnal insectivore (primarily flying termites, moths, and beetles) that hunts from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day, it perches upright on a tree stump, and is completely invisible, looking like part of the stump because it stays so completely still as it perches. If disturbed by larger animals, such as common marmosets, it may break its camouflage and try to chase them away however. If disturbed by a human being, their behaviors can be quite variable: quickly flying away, trying to intimidate the intruder by opening the beak, or remaining still even when being touched. Common Potoo vocalizes chiefly at night, most especially on moonlit nights. The song of Common Potoo is described by many as one of the most hauntingly beautiful sounds of the American tropics. This song consists of up to 8 melancholy and wailing or lamenting descending notes, which start loud and gradually drop in pitch in sliding steps as it fades in volume. This song is transcribed as BU-OH, BU-ou, bu-ou, bu-oo, bu-aw…. or as Waaoo, woo-woo-wooh-wuuh . When seized, this bird produces a squeaky sound not unlike that of a crow.Common Potoo vocalizes chiefly at night, most especially on moonlit nights. The song of Common Potoo is described by many as one of the most hauntingly beautiful sounds of the American tropics. This song consists of up to 8 melancholy and wailing or lamenting descending notes, which start loud and gradually drop in pitch in sliding steps as it fades in volume. This song is transcribed as BU-OH, BU-ou, bu-ou, bu-oo, bu-aw…. or as Waaoo, woo-woo-wooh-wuuh . When seized, this bird produces a squeaky sound not unlike that of a crow. Rendered in Firefly with no post work. Models include DinoRaul's Trees, Flink's Skydome and my Songbird ReMiix Potoos and Nature's Wonders Ant Lines and Moths of the World v2.