| Adult and juvenile common potoos in alert posture Juvenile development and fledging [ ] Potoos lay their eggs in December to begin their roughly 51-day nesting period, one of the longest nesting periods for birds their size | The common potoo has an unusually wide mouth with a tooth in its upper mandible for foraging purposes |
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| Apart from flying away, chicks respond to disturbances in a similar manner to adults | It is notable for its large, yellow eyes and comically wide mouth |
2003 : New and noteworthy bird records from the northern sector of the Western Andes of Colombia.
| Reproduction [ ] Mating and brooding [ ] Common potoos are monogamous | If disturbed by a human being, its behaviors can be quite variable - quickly flying away, intimidation via beak-opening, or remaining still even when being touched |
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| Most potoos choose stumps and other natural materials on which to rest, but some adults have been spotted perching on man-made items | It uses its wide mouth to capture insects such as flies and moths |
Parents gradually decrease their presence in the nest with the juvenile as it matures.
18| It ejects feces from its perch to keep the nest clean | Distribution and habitat [ ] The common potoo is a resident breeder in open woodlands and savannah |
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| It ventures out on several flights, then returns to the nest with its parents, before departing for good about 25 days after hatching | 199—205, :, , retrieved 3 October 2020• Princeton, NJ, US: Princeton University Press |
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