@@brightmacsworld8353 Explain what precisely? The cute and derpy? Or the sound of their call? Not trying to start anything, I'll try to answer honestly.
Their babies look even MORE like owls! And the fact that even the babies do that head-up "I'm a stick!" thing is hilarious. I just imagine a grandpa potoo telling a young one "I've been standing pretending to be a stick since I was younger than you and I'm still doing it!"
I've known of these guys for years, and I still can't believe they're real. They look like Muppets! And the great potoo has a cry that sounds like an angsty teenager yelling "MOOOOOOM!" XD
When they played the sound bite of the common potoo, it sounded to me like one of those classic cartooon villain guffaws. You know, the "WAAAAAhahahahaaaa" fake laugh? 😂 Sound editors, take note.
Right? Some other birds make do with wholes in the ground or most commonly, man made structures. Doesn't seem like those are options for these guys tho
@@JoshuaBlackmon-pf6xf The single egg placed on a tree is such an odd mechanic for reproduction. It's honestly the strangest thing about this bird. Maybe I'm just not aware of other single-egg birds with no nests.
Os gringo falando que o chamado dele parece com uma criança chamando a mãe só falam isso pq nunca foram fazer trilha e escutaram essa encarnação do inferno gritando de madrugada
Eggs lookin like tree bark, so that answered my question on how the egg survives long enough. Now imagine hatching and seeing an immediate 15 ft drop and not squealing and flapping and dying. Mf born stiff
Here in Brazil they are called Urutau = ghost bird or Mãe da Lua = mother of the moon. Legend says that the bird is actually the daughter of a tribe chieftain who was exiled because of a forbidden love. In the jungle she cried every night in search of her love. A witch saw her suffering and turned her into the bird so that in her singing she could still cry.
It's gonna have to be 'urutaú' forever for me, Guaraní is such a beautiful language. 'Kakuy' is also pretty nice. 'Mãe da Lua' is lovely. 'Potoo' just sucks lol. Saludos desde Argentina 😆
I heard the "wuuuuuu huuuu huu huuu" sound really early in the morning, I knew it was a bird, but I never saw it, now I know why, they look just like a branch
as a bolivian I adore seeing these little boogers when visiting my family in Santa Cruz. Here we call it a Guajojo, which is based on their call: "waaah hoo hoo". We have a leyend about the bird being a cursed woman calling out for her lost love, as well as one classy song from the 50s: El Guajojó, by Gladys Moreno.
Give me a Potoo ANY day. Come to New Zealand and hear a Possum in the dark in the middle of nowhere when you're not expecting to. 😱😱😱😱😱 It sounds like someone's dismembering babies. Nearly wet myself the first time l heard one. BTW The possums in Aotearoa are not the cute Opossum from America or Australia! 🙂
Probably the most horrifying animal sound I ever heard is the mating call of a female cougar which sounds like a woman screaming like someone is killing her
Potoos (family Nyctibiidae) are a group of birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths. They are sometimes called poor-me-ones, after their haunting calls. The family Nyctibiidae was formerly included with the nightjars in the order Caprimulgiformes but is now placed in a separate order, Nyctibiiformes. There are seven species in two genera in tropical Central and South America. Fossil evidence indicates that they also inhabited Europe during the Paleogene. Potoos are nocturnal insectivores that lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars. They hunt from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher. During the day they perch upright on tree stumps, camouflaged to look like part of the stump. The single spotted egg is laid directly on the top of a stump. In Argentina and Bolivia, they are known as kakuy or cacuy - from Quechua meaning 'to remain'. In Brazil, they are called urutau - from Guaraní guyra 'bird' and tau 'ghost'.
Here in Brazil these birds are called "Urutau" and ever since I saw them for the first time it has been part of my nightmares... a bird with a mouth and not a beak?? Oh hell nah
Ah yes. The Potoo. Also know as the "looks like it's constantly on drugs" bird. Mimicking a branch: Marijuana Eyes wide open, huge pupils: Ecstasy Eyes wide open, tiny pupils: Crack
Can we appreciate the Ghost-type Pokémon shirt? 1:37 Speaking of Pokémon, common and northern potoos' expressions remind me of Cramorant. Also the great potoo with black eyes honestly looks adorable.
Yes! this is my favorite bird, i really like this fellas they are so terrifying yet beautiful looking creature and their singing is really interesting. Thanks for the video.
I stood next to one Potoo when doing Butterfly research in Paraguay in the seventies:It suddenly opened its amber eyes. and was I startled,hav ing thought it was part of a tree stump!!!They are so cute and cuddly.❤😊
Here in Brazil, this bird is called Urutau, or mãe-da-lua (moon's mother). It's referred as a cursed bird, ghost bird and death bird. A popular story says that this bird fell in love with the sun, and cries (common potoo's melancholic call) in the night because its lover is gone
I just love them. My favorite bird call is from the Southern Potoo. They really are beautiful. The convergent evolution of species is very interesting.
This is the first bird I've ever seen on this channel that I've never heard of also I know it's a stretch but can one of these be about gulls they might be revolting to some but they are interesting to learn about from thier abilities drink salt water to their amazing ability to glide
The first time I saw a Potoo I thought it was a prank! They are absolutely amazing birds. Their eyes are almost human like. If I was surprised by one of these while out for an evening walk (before knowing about them) I’d be so terrified! So cool!👍🏻
I consider myself quite the nature buff but have never heard of this bird, what a beautiful animal! Thanks for the education, you learn something new every day!
I love how they either look completely pissed off or smug as hell.
@@EresirThe1st I believe this might be spirit animal potential
OMG your completely right lol
@@EresirThe1st confused of how some humans are
@@EresirThe1st Or confused and pissed off at its own smugness
Or the biggest derp. 🤣😘
“The idea is that predators will get so weirded out by them…” yeah, I can see how that could happen
I'm not eating that, I have no idea what it's on. Lol
Imagine youre about to get into a fight with a guy on the street, when his eyeballs pop out like a goldfish
@@executioner_ecgbert884 I would literally shoot myself in the head if I saw that
That's like half the point of babies crying, they get uggo
@@GameLeaderR lmao 🤣
"They eat everything that flies"
South America have no airports. All planes were eaten by potoos.
We fly with oil and rain
@@DestroyerOfWeebs 7th May 2021, the "Heaven's Staircase" incident
That's true, I was the plane
Idk but i read it as "All planes were eaten by potatoes
Starting to sound like an SCP article, haha
I never found them scary or creepy. Only cute and derpy. I love their call too, it's a combo of gentle and haunting.
Right they're one of the cutest birds I've seen ☺🥰
Can someone explain this to me what is this?
@@brightmacsworld8353 Explain what precisely? The cute and derpy? Or the sound of their call? Not trying to start anything, I'll try to answer honestly.
They're so goofy-looking 😂 their eyes remind me of the plushes of my childhood: wonky but in a cartoonish way
Their babies look even MORE like owls! And the fact that even the babies do that head-up "I'm a stick!" thing is hilarious. I just imagine a grandpa potoo telling a young one "I've been standing pretending to be a stick since I was younger than you and I'm still doing it!"
I love how their so cute while looking like a sleep paralysis demon
🤣🤣🤣🤣
They’re*
@@pbjman5809 Hey don't be rude she was just trying to spread positivity you should do it too instead of just critiquing people
THEY'RE*
@@fah594 i hate to say it but isnt that what your doing? Critiquing them?
"They'll pretend to be a branch even harder."
Potoo: "He saw me, time to show 'em why I won that Oscar for Best Birb Actor."
"Did that branch just move?"
...... "Nahhhhh"
@@ulibarriL “just the wind” would make sense here
"Must have been the wind."
Oscbirb Awards
You mean best tree actor
I've known of these guys for years, and I still can't believe they're real. They look like Muppets! And the great potoo has a cry that sounds like an angsty teenager yelling "MOOOOOOM!" XD
"MOOOOOOM! I can become an extension of a branch."
And the Northern Potoo has a demon screech and the Common Potoo has a beautiful whistle as a cry lol I love those birds
@@seherling207 I love them too
"MOOOOOM! Get the camera!"
When they played the sound bite of the common potoo, it sounded to me like one of those classic cartooon villain guffaws. You know, the "WAAAAAhahahahaaaa" fake laugh? 😂 Sound editors, take note.
I can’t even imagine how important conserving trees must be for these birds considering their nesting habits.
Right? Some other birds make do with wholes in the ground or most commonly, man made structures. Doesn't seem like those are options for these guys tho
Except they are an option for them
Cause when they are forced to do it , they will do it.
@@JoshuaBlackmon-pf6xf The single egg placed on a tree is such an odd mechanic for reproduction. It's honestly the strangest thing about this bird. Maybe I'm just not aware of other single-egg birds with no nests.
6:56 "Remember, son: don't just look like a stick, be the stick"
Here in Brazil they're known as Urutau ( meaning Ghost bird ) or Moon Mother
Moon mother is such a pretty name
maybe because during the day they look up at the sky as if they're watching for the moon to come out?
The name "Moon Mother" is because a native brasilian tale
Os gringo falando que o chamado dele parece com uma criança chamando a mãe só falam isso pq nunca foram fazer trilha e escutaram essa encarnação do inferno gritando de madrugada
@@mateuslanza1586 what's the tale about, I'm curious
Never before has an animal been so cute yet so terrifying
Yeet
Did autocorrect seriously change "yet" to "yeet"💀
Okay so why are we yeeting the bird
Woomy
_yeet_
Their nesting strategy can be described as…. Minimalist 😂😂
They literally lay their eggs on a branch with no nest 😂😂
Eggs lookin like tree bark, so that answered my question on how the egg survives long enough.
Now imagine hatching and seeing an immediate 15 ft drop and not squealing and flapping and dying. Mf born stiff
"That's a nice dead tree, might as well shove a egg or two there."
Reminds me of Mourning Doves way of nesting.
My kind of bird . Ion need no boojie bird
how many fuckin potoo eggs drop from a tree a day? how lazy. lol
Me: Mom can I have an owl?
Mom: We have an owl at home.
Owl at home:
😸
Even better.
What is this?
Underrated comment
This is like the uncanny valley of cuteness.
Here in Brazil they are called Urutau = ghost bird or Mãe da Lua = mother of the moon. Legend says that the bird is actually the daughter of a tribe chieftain who was exiled because of a forbidden love. In the jungle she cried every night in search of her love. A witch saw her suffering and turned her into the bird so that in her singing she could still cry.
It's gonna have to be 'urutaú' forever for me, Guaraní is such a beautiful language. 'Kakuy' is also pretty nice. 'Mãe da Lua' is lovely. 'Potoo' just sucks lol.
Saludos desde Argentina 😆
and then in english it's "potoo" 🤣 americans are a joke
Thank you 😊💟
I love it. I'm in love with the bird's call.
This is so very weird what is this?
*”Pretend to be a branch HARDER.”*
Yes?
That’s what she said 😂😂
never quit potoo
@@saltysailormike lol
Lol favorite part! So cute 🥰
Fun fact. Long ago people thought they were witches that were transformed
It's my sleep paralysis birb
sad fact, people still think that, and because of that some are kill
@@pezcadron6364 some people still believe in that old mysticism or are just stupid and sadly the birbs suffer for it:(
source?
Yeah in the countryside of Panama where my mom is from they're wary of the call it makes. They think it's a witch's call.
I heard the "wuuuuuu huuuu huu huuu" sound really early in the morning, I knew it was a bird, but I never saw it, now I know why, they look just like a branch
Love how the Tawny Frogmouth looks absolutely bored / 'I couldn't care less', like a permanent 'ugh, whatever mate'
My immediate reaction was "there's no way that's a real bird, that's a muppet" 😂
My mom's as well lol
Not Aang with the durag 🤣
As an animal lover, I fully recognize this bird
That's one grumpy looking bird
@@Ammeo ..that's quite the repetitive comment!! It's certainly a very unique looking bird.
"Cosplaying as a stick" got me.
Wow that’s embarrassing
@@MrShanester117 got no memory of writing this, but yeah, fair.
Lol
SAMEE Its midnight here, and I am trying SO hard not to wake my family rn XD
those facial expressions fill my requirement of human interaction for a full day.
"Just you wait Chainsaw Man! I'll make you vomit nuclear weapons back up!"
The war devil Yoru.
Here before the War Devil memes take over
That thumbnail is scary and wholesome at the same time.
depends on how fluffy you imagine it to be.
@@Ass_of_Amalek No fluff, that's just a rigid shell 😱
It looks like a fluffy otomatone
Hey, you’re the dude from the Funhaus comment sections
Seriously, I got jump scared
as a bolivian I adore seeing these little boogers when visiting my family in Santa Cruz. Here we call it a Guajojo, which is based on their call: "waaah hoo hoo". We have a leyend about the bird being a cursed woman calling out for her lost love, as well as one classy song from the 50s: El Guajojó, by Gladys Moreno.
Awww, that’s an adorable and sad love story
So are the Potoos in Bolivia the same as the ones in this video or do they have some difference?
@@olliefoxx7165 the common potoo with the call at 6:16 is the one i know
@@abbygaby9210 👍 I heard it's very distinctive call.
Over here in Brazil we call it Urutau, sadly everyday it's harder to spot one... Their call at night is terrifying 😯
Looking weird is a defense? Why am I constantly defending myself in this world.
I’m with you on that lol
They have eyes similar to seals?
If the world is rejecting you, it's working.
1:20 That bird looks as if he’s about to roll his eyes at the entire film crew that’s shown up just to document him for the video. 😜
Never thought I could learn about new species of bird that I never seen before by reading Chainsaw Man.
exactly that's what i thought!
The Common Potoo sounds so much like a crying person. Like that super distressed grief cry.
Day time Potoo looks like it's constantly contemplating: "Did i leave the stove on?"
Holy Jesus the common Potoo's cry sounds like someone mourning
Imagine hearing that while lost at night
Give me a Potoo ANY day. Come to New Zealand and hear a Possum in the dark in the middle of nowhere when you're not expecting to. 😱😱😱😱😱
It sounds like someone's dismembering babies. Nearly wet myself the first time l heard one.
BTW The possums in Aotearoa are not the cute Opossum from America or Australia! 🙂
Kinda sound like goofy screaming to me. 😆
Probably the most horrifying animal sound I ever heard is the mating call of a female cougar which sounds like a woman screaming like someone is killing her
That would be funny tho
Lol your pfp
The Capybara, the Lyre Bird, the Potoo, there are so many fantastic animals with their own unique appearance and behavior.
Let us pray for the Wardevil to spare us
"the potoo is hauntingly cute."
Potoo: *menacing (°¬°
AaaaaaAaaaaaaaaa! Your profile pic kitty is so cute!!
I did a PowerPoint presentation on this bird in 7th grade, and the teacher commented on how unique the animal was, and everybody was freaked out 😭
Lmfaooo 😂 Please tell me you got an A lol
And I bet it was written better than the script for this video.
@@rappinnllyp bruh fr 😂
not me doing a ppt rn on this in 7th---
😂😂Job well done i guess
Animalogic: They’re hauntingly cute
Potoo: 👁 🔶 👁
They're so smug they're literally born with their noses turned up at you, like you're some peasant.
Friend : dude have you heard ? This is amazing blablabla
Me : 1:57
Here in Peru it's called ayaymama, because it makes a noise similar to a kid calling for his mother "ay,ay,mamá"
That's awesome.
Potoos are proof that everyone, even Mother Nature, love The Muppets.
I have never once liked muppets. You can say I absolutely despise them
@@justsomecryptidwithinterne9873 well as you're a cryptid and therefore a creature of myth your opinion is invalid. So there.
The Potoo looks like some kind of owl that transformed itself into one of the muppets.
That's one grumpy looking bird
@@Ammeo check out the shoebill sometime. Ol clackerface looks angry.
They're like the avian cousins of drax: mastering invisibility by not moving.
Potoos (family Nyctibiidae) are a group of birds related to the nightjars and frogmouths.
They are sometimes called poor-me-ones, after their haunting calls.
The family Nyctibiidae was formerly included with the nightjars in the order Caprimulgiformes but is now placed in a separate order, Nyctibiiformes.
There are seven species in two genera in tropical Central and South America.
Fossil evidence indicates that they also inhabited Europe during the Paleogene.
Potoos are nocturnal insectivores that lack the bristles around the mouth found in the true nightjars.
They hunt from a perch like a shrike or flycatcher.
During the day they perch upright on tree stumps, camouflaged to look like part of the stump.
The single spotted egg is laid directly on the top of a stump.
In Argentina and Bolivia, they are known as kakuy or cacuy - from Quechua meaning 'to remain'.
In Brazil, they are called urutau - from Guaraní guyra 'bird' and tau 'ghost'.
Is this an AI generated comment?
*Therapist:*
Real ghosts are not real. They cannot hurt you.
*Real Ghosts:*
I love how they kinda look like muppets.
Some creature from The Dark Crystal, for sure.
I find them cute, not scary at all, and their calls are beautiful. Nothing can beat the banshee scream of a barn owl though.
Right? Beautiful really
Just looked that up- that would scare me a lot more ! I’d be wondering what the hell I just pissed off lol
Love that the barn owl was made into the Banshee mythology.
I love this super chill commentary while the bird stares directly into my soul
4:53 “they’ll double down and pretend to be a branch even harder” how do you even become a branch EVEN HARDER 😂
Omg he looks like dead inside or try pretending to be a statue
OMG, they're truly unique! A little weird but interesting. Not a boring bone in them😁. Those calls are like wailing or crying. Great video! Thanks!
Sooo who's gonna mention how fricking well they blend in with the tree bark?
No wonder they're so hard to spot until they open their googly eyes and Muppet mouth. XD
How well *what* blends? All I see is trees, man. Weird, fluffy trees, with spooky yellow eyes...
@@gigim.9742 I just hope Tasha is going to tell us a little more about those weird, blinking trees
Okay you can’t tell me that the Great Potoo, doesn’t look like a Pokémon in disguise.
I can imagine a pokedex entry with the common potoo cry.
I love Urutau 💕
Here in Brazil these birds are called "Urutau" and ever since I saw them for the first time it has been part of my nightmares... a bird with a mouth and not a beak?? Oh hell nah
Eu ia fazer um comentário muito parecido com esse rs
Here in America we have the Karen.
@@KiomonDuck Yeah, way worse ngl
@@brunofasanaro kkkkkkk mó medo
I like calling them "Mãe-da-lua", It's a very pretty name :)
I like how the Babys just got the spare cosplay for branches but still do it like a pro
*The Great Potoo's call:* _"MoOoOoom! Ma! Ma! Mom!"_
What a majestic birb.
Ghost Bird: The Way of the Stick.
Yugi:” I play Great Potoo in defense mode!”
“ If look could kill you’d be entering a world of eternal world of pain”
You don’t have to be that rude to my lil bird boi 🥲
Ah yes. The Potoo.
Also know as the "looks like it's constantly on drugs" bird.
Mimicking a branch: Marijuana
Eyes wide open, huge pupils: Ecstasy
Eyes wide open, tiny pupils: Crack
THEY ARE AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL LIKE THE OTHERS DIVINE CREATURES !!!
The first time I saw this I could not believe my eyes
"Sir, do you know you're NOT a owl?"
*Potoo* 👁 👁
Can we appreciate the Ghost-type Pokémon shirt? 1:37 Speaking of Pokémon, common and northern potoos' expressions remind me of Cramorant. Also the great potoo with black eyes honestly looks adorable.
Urutau conhecido também como mãe da lua.
"don't ever buy no weed from the gas station bro"
Yes! this is my favorite bird, i really like this fellas they are so terrifying yet beautiful looking creature and their singing is really interesting. Thanks for the video.
6:15 is literally Goofy when falling down a cliff or something similar XD
The common potoo has the scariest call I’ve heard from a bird. It causes a chill to run straight through me whenever I hear it.
Hi how are you doing?
"I AM NOT STUPID! IM NOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!"
- Yoru
I stood next to one Potoo when doing Butterfly research in Paraguay in the seventies:It suddenly opened its amber eyes. and was I startled,hav ing thought it was part of a tree stump!!!They are so cute and cuddly.❤😊
Here in Brazil, this bird is called Urutau, or mãe-da-lua (moon's mother). It's referred as a cursed bird, ghost bird and death bird. A popular story says that this bird fell in love with the sun, and cries (common potoo's melancholic call) in the night because its lover is gone
That’s so sad 😞
Just realized, Gonzo comes from a race of hyper advanced Potoos...
OMG
Yep.
I live with these things 🤣 u would hate to see ‘em at night creeepy
If they eat moths you'll not have to use insecticides?
Sh*t people kill them.
0:12 Imagine you just chilling on your stump and THAT flies riht up to you out of the dark abyss O_o
the fact his eyes are bigger than his own brain adds to the comedy look of the birb.
Ironically, in Indonesian language, "owl" = "burung hantu", that literally means ghost bird.
Owls are silent flyers so that's why it's called that i think
It applies any night bird i suppose
Unironically unironic.
Thank you. I have learnt something today 👍
@@Varunic219 ironically unironically unironic
Aranya is a great host; funny, intelligent, and boarderline-too-excited about birds. Perfect!
Obsequious alert!
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I agree, and also I can't help but find her to be cute as hell 😍
I love how bizarre they look and yet really cute.
What do they sound like?
I just love them. My favorite bird call is from the Southern Potoo. They really are beautiful. The convergent evolution of species is very interesting.
War Devil you ain't slick
It’s so adorable yet spooky looking.
The thumbnail has been engrained in my brain and I can't stop seeing it
The bird looks like it's from my schizophrenia
when they have their eyes closed they look snooty
"Hmph!" -a potoo, probably
They really do and that's my favourite expression of them,it's hilarious.
Permanent side eye.
I can`t help myself , i`m falling in love with this bird
Bros eyes went
👁 👄 👁
👕
👖
👞 👞
YES!! I adore the potoo and it's just my favourite for being so weird and I'm so glad you made a video on them!
This is the first bird I've ever seen on this channel that I've never heard of also I know it's a stretch but can one of these be about gulls they might be revolting to some but they are interesting to learn about from thier abilities drink salt water to their amazing ability to glide
I watch seagulls, pelicans and a variety of salt water and marsh birds when we fish. They are interesting and quite intelligent at times.
Believe me, your neighborhood could have dozens of them.nd you will hardly see one all year but you'll definitevily hear them
No one:
The Potoo: ◉V◉
If creepypasta was a bird, this is what it's going to look like
Their call sound is shown at 5:42 for anyone else who came for that.
Thanks for watching!
Hi my name is Thomas Love , can you talk about nightjar what's in the family of them Thomas love please ? Can you show it on TH-cam video
Can you make captions available for your upcoming videos?
Can you do a video about the Philippine Peacock Pheasant po?
@@biyashairalunabetita2752 .
Philippinen Eagle too ^^
If possible please do Hoatzins if it hasn't been done yet please?
The first time I saw a Potoo I thought it was a prank! They are absolutely amazing birds. Their eyes are almost human like. If I was surprised by one of these while out for an evening walk (before knowing about them) I’d be so terrified! So cool!👍🏻
Whatcha mean human like?!💀
Night Jar....
So that's why it reminds me of a wiporwhill.
They look so well camouflaged in the tree.
They look almost like the branches they roost on
I Love how they either look shocked as hell or just completely stoned.
I consider myself quite the nature buff but have never heard of this bird, what a beautiful animal! Thanks for the education, you learn something new every day!
I have never seen this bird before. But they are certainly adorable in their own creepy looking way lol but I love hearing them sing
I love the call of the Common Potoo, sounds like they're looking for a venue to play! 😸
At night, the Potoo looks so fricking DERPY.
1:56 bro looks like he heard a bad joke 😂😂
Me: you are my child, I will protect you with my life.