---
title: "Nocolot północny"
description: "Nyctibius jamaicensis — Ptaki. The northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/northern-potoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nocolot północny

> Nyctibius jamaicensis — Ptaki. The northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae.

- Scientific name: *Nyctibius jamaicensis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 2322
- Wikidata: [Q898991](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898991)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19670](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19670)

## Names

- en: Northern Potoo
- de: Mexikotagschläfer
- es: Pájaro Estaca Norteño
- fr: Ibijau jamaïcain
- nl: Noordelijke reuzennachtzwaluw
- pt: Urutau-jamaicano
- pl: Nocolot północny

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1551), HN (140), BZ (119), GT (99), NI (96), JM (93), CR (53), SV (43), DO (25)

## Summary

The northern potoo (Nyctibius jamaicensis) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the potoo family, Nyctibiidae. It is found from Mexico south to Costa Rica, and on the islands of Jamaica and Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) but is now usually treated as a separate species based on differences in vocalizations.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_potoo

## Photo

![Nocolot północny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-potoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jorge Arturo Rama Aguilar · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167220228

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-potoo?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).