Name: Great potu (Nycibius Grandis,
Where it lives: Central and South America
What it eats: Big insects, bats and small birds
Why this is amazing: The Great Potu is a master of disguise. Its moldy gray-brown wings and the ability to stay completely remain still often causes wrong for a tree branch or stump, which helps in detecting by predators.
Native of the forests of Central and South America and natives of tropical lowe, this nocturnal bird may be 24 inches (60 cm) long and has a wing of over 28 inches (70 cm). Its gray, brown and white plumage it helps to mix basically with the bark of trees that make it almost undesirable by other animals.
By the day, the great potu remains silent and still in trees. But at night, they become active hunters. Their large, owl -like eyes, which spread from the edges of their head, provide excellent vision in low light. A large, flat beak and equipped with mouth, these birds are well adapted to snatch prey such as insects and bats out of the air.
Great potos also have slit in their eyelids, which enable them Look When their eyes are closed. These “notes” help birds feel light and movement through their closed eyelids, so that they can detect hunters and prey while relaxing.
Great potos are also unusual thanks to their specific calls. Throughout the night, they grow a loud, groaning. This ghost call has earned the bird a mythical position in the local. folk literatureBelieving with some communities in South America that children are calling for lost parents. These calls are used for communication and to protect their areas.
Potos are acous birds that make a lifetime pairs that share the responsibilities of incubation and care for their youth. Female great potos laying a single egg in a natural depression on a tree branch, so they rely on their camouflage and vision to protect themselves and their children.
The incubation period for great potu eggs is about 30 days, both parents share the responsibility of incubation of eggs. Due to their elusive nature, not much is known about their lifetime – but they are believed to live for about 12 to 14 years, like other bird species.
