These weird yet cute birds definitely look like alien creatures

8/23/2019

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Nature Story: These weird yet cute birds definitely look like alien creatures

Have you ever seen the potoo birds? Their appearance makes people a little bit confused: they seem creepy, but you can't deny that they make faces.

These potoo birds usually feed on insects, but they can also eat small animals. They can see you move even with their eyes closed, due to a narrow opening at the bottom of their eyelids. Their squawk is totally terrifying. The common potoo is the loudest at night. Potoos are quite lazy birds. Besides, they do not mate as other birds normally do. Typically, potoos are totally monogamous: once they find their love, it's forever. They are good parents. Their most recognizable feature is their shape of mouths.

Potoos are not one species of birds, they are a group of related species in the family of 'Nyctibiidae'. They branch out into one of seven species, thus, on photos the may look vastly different depending upon the species.

#1 Surprised to see you

#2 I'm busy, man

#3 Come and hug me!

#4 A stranger in the night

#5 I'm the cutest thing you've ever seen

#6 I need more coffee

#7 Can you feel his wisdom?

#8 I've just seen a mouse!

And what do you think about that? Do you have any interesting facts to share? If so, tell us in the comments below, please!

#animals #funny #Nature

What are your thoughts on this subject?

28 Comments

Joy Holbrook

They look and behave exactly like an Australian bird called the Tawny Frogmouth.

Paulette Arnold

Paulette Arnold, I may be wrong.

Paulette Arnold

Joy Holbrook, I am not sure that these photos are of a Pootoo bird. These look like the frogmouth bird that you indicated.

Paulette Arnold

I didn't think the first photo was the same bird as the rest of them. Not even sure any of these is a Pootoo bird. I have seen other pictures as they were mentioned on the book "The Source " by James Mitchner.

Paulette Arnold

Lorna Lake, there was some information in the beginning.

Lorna Lake

Lovely photos but with no information whatever - just 'humorous' captions which are not! Yes, I can Google but so could whoever collected the photos.

Jim Mascair

I think that I have heard of them called frog mouths.

Donna S Dodd

Very interesting. Where can it be found?

ninakamwene

Beautiful pics! I learned today since never heard of this owl like looking bird.

Juniperbrenda

What interesting and cute birds!

Jacqueline Tattam

carolgarabedian, they probably think the same about you!

Don Racette

Jeanieus I love your name!

Jeanieus

Amazing shows Gods sense of humor

Jean Sizer

interesting to see

Christine Machen

Brian Kearns, This region is bordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The combined population of Central America is estimated to be between 41,739,000 (2009 estimate)[2] and 42,688,190 (2012 estimate).[3]