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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctibiidae — the potoos.

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Examples

  • Among the 482 birds reported for the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion are species of tinamous (Crypturellus spp.), parrots (Amazona spp.), macaws (Ara spp.), cookoos (Coccyzus spp.), pootoos (Nyctibius spp.), and tanagers (Tachyphonus spp.).

    Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests 2008

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