If you’ve ever seen memes with large, yellow-eyed potoos gazing into infinity with enormous pupils, that was probably a great potoo. While other potoos might come in exclusive shades of brown or red, great potoos can be white, gray, brown, beige, burgundy or mottled with a mixture of colors.Īnother notable thing about the great potoo is its eyes. However, you can also look at differences in coloring. The easiest way to distinguish a great potoo from its brothers is its size. They’re the largest of their species, and they have an impressive wingspan that can stretch almost twice as long as their bodies. ![]() The opposite of the tiny rufous potoo is the great potoo. Where they are found: Central and South America (from southern Mexico to southeastern Brazil).If that isn’t dedication to a disguise, nothing is. Rufous potoos will even rock back and forth to make themselves look like leaves fluttering in the breeze. Their rusty coloring hid them among the leaves and branches of their favorite trees, and their white spots looked like the fungus that sometimes grows on plants. There was a watershed moment when everyone realized that the rufous potoos had been under their noses the entire time. They were rarely spotted in the wild, and no one had any idea what they sounded like or where they made their nests. Rufous potoos were a mystery to birdwatchers until the late 20th century. “Rufous” refers to the color of rust or oxidized iron. The smallest of their species, rufous potoos are named after their reddish-brown coloring. Diet: Butterflies, beetles, locusts, grasshoppers, crickets.Size: 8 – 10 inches (height), 46 – 58 grams (weight).Where they are found: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, French Guiana.While they have the same general features and behaviors, they can differ in both subtle and not-so-subtle ways. The first thing to know about potoo birds is that they come in seven different species. Do potoos have any significance in South American culture? Can potoo species co-exist in the same environment? How many eggs do the potoo lay? What do they look like? How long can potoos survive without eating? What are the differences between potoos and owls? 30 Amazing Potoo Facts, Photos, and Videos.The science is fascinating, but when you get right down to it, this already mean-looking bird with a huge, clattering death bill now also has poop legs. As with other birds, the poop is mostly liquid, and heat from warm blood passing through the legs is used to evaporate the liquid waste, resulting in cooler blood circulating through the stork. They crap on their own legs because it keeps them cool. (Why would I even be writing these words if not to lull you into a false sense of terror completion?) Are you ready for it? They crap on their legs. Arabs reportedly called the bird Abu-Markhub, or “father of a slipper” (just can’t get away from that shoe imagery).īy now we must have hit all the things that are scary about the Shoebill, you must be saying. They appear in the artwork of the ancient Egyptians. Shoebills have been a beloved species for a long time. But it’s also impossible not to be impressed by these giants. When there’s nothing but lungfish or crocodile left, the Shoebill will give it a quick decapitation with the sharp edges of the bill (because of course it does) and swallow away. Clamping down on its prey, the bird will start to swing its massive head back and forth, tipping out whatever stuff it doesn’t want to eat. Then the bird will pounce forward, all five feet of it, with its massive bill wide open, engulfing its target along with water, mud, vegetation, and probably any other hapless fish minding their own business. The Shoebill will stand there, motionless as a statue, and wait for some poor lungfish or baby crocodile to swim by. While it poses no real threat to humans (sure…) the Shoebill is actually a pretty terrifying creature, and not just because it looks like a Muppet that was spawned from one of your nightmares. The article begins by asking if there isn’t a better name we could be using for this bird. ![]() This, sir, is most definitely a demon.- Chara □ Patreon/Onlyfans June 10, 2020Īccording to an article by the Audobon Society titled, “The Shoebill: Or, the Most Terrifying Bird in the World” (seriously, even the freaking Audobon Society thinks this bird is terrifying AF),
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