Common Potoo / Nyctibius griseus
Common Potoo
SCI Name:
Protonym: Caprimulgus griseus Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.1029
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Nyctibiidae / Nyctibius
Taxonomy Code: compot1
Type Locality: Cayenne.
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1789
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
NYCTIBIUS
(Nyctibiidae; Ϯ Great Potoo N. grandis) Gr. νυκτιβιος nuktibios night-feeding < νυξ nux, νυκτος nuktos night; βιοω bioō to live; "110. IBIJAU, Nyctibius. Caprimulgus, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec très-dilaté et garni de soies à la base, rétréci et crochu à la pointe; mandibule supérieure munie sur les côtés, vers son origine, d'une dent obtuse; l'inférieure plus large, à bords recourbés en dehors. — Doigts antérieurs unis à l'origine par une petite membrane; latéraux inégaux; pouce épaté. Esp. Grand Engoulevent de Cayenne, Buff. ... Nyctibius [νυκτιβιος, noctu victum quærens]." (Vieillot 1816); "Nyctibius Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 38. Type, by monotypy, Grand Engoulevent de Cayenne, Buffon = Caprimulgus grandis Gmelin." (Peters 1940, IV, 179).
Var. Nictibius, Nyctitrius.
Synon. Ibijus, Nyctornis, Phyllaemulor, Selochusa.
griseum / griseus
Med. L. griseum, griseus or grisius grey.
● ex “Crabier de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 908, and “Crabier gris à tête et queue vertes” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Butorides striatus).
● ex “Brown Snipe” of Pennant 1785 (Limnodromus).
● ex “Caille brune de Madagascar” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Grey-throated Quail” of Latham 1783 (syn. Margaroperdix madagarensis).
● ex “Engoulevent gris” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Grey Goatsucker” of Latham 1785 (Nyctibius).
● ex “Grey Hornbill” of Latham 1787 (Ocyceros).
● ex “Manakin cendré de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 687, fig. 1 (syn. Pachyramphus rufus).
● ex “Grignet” of Levaillant 1801-1804, pl. 126 (syn. Parisoma subcaeruleum).
● ex “Ara gris à trompe” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Probosciger aterrimus).
● ex “Tangara olive de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 714, fig. 1, and “Gris-Olive” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (Vireo).
● ex “Icterus cinereus Novae Hispaniae” of Brisson 1760, “Tocolin” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Grey Oriole” of Latham 1782 (unident.).
SUBSPECIES
Common Potoo (panamensis)
SCI Name: Nyctibius griseus panamensis
panama / panamense / panamensis
Panama (said to be the name of a fishing village meaning "plenty of fish").
Common Potoo (griseus)
SCI Name: Nyctibius griseus griseus
griseum / griseus
Med. L. griseum, griseus or grisius grey.
● ex “Crabier de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 908, and “Crabier gris à tête et queue vertes” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Butorides striatus).
● ex “Brown Snipe” of Pennant 1785 (Limnodromus).
● ex “Caille brune de Madagascar” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Grey-throated Quail” of Latham 1783 (syn. Margaroperdix madagarensis).
● ex “Engoulevent gris” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Grey Goatsucker” of Latham 1785 (Nyctibius).
● ex “Grey Hornbill” of Latham 1787 (Ocyceros).
● ex “Manakin cendré de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 687, fig. 1 (syn. Pachyramphus rufus).
● ex “Grignet” of Levaillant 1801-1804, pl. 126 (syn. Parisoma subcaeruleum).
● ex “Ara gris à trompe” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Probosciger aterrimus).
● ex “Tangara olive de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 714, fig. 1, and “Gris-Olive” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (Vireo).
● ex “Icterus cinereus Novae Hispaniae” of Brisson 1760, “Tocolin” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Grey Oriole” of Latham 1782 (unident.).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)