User:StaraptorEmpoleon/Draft:Potoo

The potoos are a family, Nyctibiidae of Strisorean birds related to the nightjars, Oilbird, frogmouths and the swifts, hummingbirds and owlet-nightjars. The seven extant species of potoos all belong to the genus Nyctibius.

Etymology
Potoo is originally from Jamaican English patoo; compare Twi patú owl. Nyctibius is from Greek νυκτιβιος nuktibios  night-feeding  < νυξ nux, νυκτος nuktos  night; βιοω bioō  to live.

Description
Medium to very large-sized birds with sexual dimorphism weak. They have strongly hooked bills at the tip. Their lower edge of upper eye-lid has two-four notches. They have basal bristles with long filaments at the base but lack rictal bristles. Their legs are short and their