tapirmusic Posted April 26, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l6uvpdknVZU sorry if it's a repost... what is this thing? Any suggestions? I know you're all comedians, so go ahead and waste everyone's time posting "hilarious" comments... but seriously, anyone seen this animal before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted April 27, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 27, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l6uvpdknVZU sorry if it's a repost... what is this thing? Any suggestions? I know you're all comedians, so go ahead and waste everyone's time posting "hilarious" comments... but seriously, anyone seen this animal before? I could not get a clear image of it on my computer from any video source, so I can't tell what it looks like, but I found two comments on it: --one said it was just baby owls --another said the video claimed it was just a "poorly-known bird with a strange appearance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted April 27, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 27, 2012 If you have anything in English to post then bring it. Since I don't speak Spanish I have no clue what's being said and the video doesn't show much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evancj Posted April 27, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Some kind of nightjar, or nighthawk would be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaise Posted April 27, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 27, 2012 It looks like a Tawny frogmouth too me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted April 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Looks kind of 'owlish' IMO. Doesn't really look like some "strange reptile-bird" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted April 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2012 It looks like a Tawny frogmouth too me Which are related to owls and nightjars (googled). So maybe we are in the right family, as opposed to an unknown or cryptid. @Tapirmusic, What do you think? Have you compared it to some mentioned? I still can't get a good picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted April 27, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 27, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaise Posted April 27, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) i think Oniomancer has it, looks alot like a potoo, i made a gif of what we can see in the video. Nothing really reptilian about it. frogmouth bird of some sort for sure. Edited April 27, 2012 by Vaise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFO_Monster Posted April 27, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I don't know what exact member it is, but it does look like a member of the nyctibiidae family (I wonder if I spelled it correctly?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcseeker Posted April 27, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 27, 2012 It looks like a Tawny frogmouth too me My thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted April 27, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) I was looking for something related in Mexico as per the video. But then again, who knows where the video was actually shot or if it was a pet. Edited April 27, 2012 by QuiteContrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted April 27, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Clearly it's a chupacabras. I defy anyone to disagree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted April 27, 2012 #14 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I have to admit, I've never heard of one of these birds before......strange looking little bugger really. I'll have to add this one to my data bank. I think that if I'd seen it in the wild I might well have freaked out myself. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted April 27, 2012 #15 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Clearly it's a chupacabras. I defy anyone to disagree with me. Depends...does it glow in the dark? BTW, I just love the name "Potoo"! Edited April 27, 2012 by Lilly addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureBoff Posted April 27, 2012 #16 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Here's a great gooky looking bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey14 Posted April 27, 2012 #17 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Here's a great gooky looking bird Yeah I liked that video too. Loved how it reacted to being scratched on the head. Though I agree with one of the comments I think that is a young or baby eagle owl. Still very cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapirmusic Posted April 27, 2012 Author #18 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I was hoping it was an archaeopteryx! but the potoo definitely looks like a match! Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted April 27, 2012 #19 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) I was hoping it was an archaeopteryx! but the potoo definitely looks like a match! Thanks guys! If you want something resembling an archaeopterix, try a hoatzin: . Edited April 27, 2012 by Abramelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted April 27, 2012 #20 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Wow, didn't know you got frog-mouth birds, that's really cool. So it's just that beak is really small at the end of the mouth as apposed to the beak being the actual mouth? Here's a great gooky looking bird OMG it looks like one of those furby things!!!! LOLZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon_Fall Posted May 1, 2012 #21 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Tawny Frogmouth! Pretty certain this is what it is. We have lots of them in the backyard of my parents house Cool little creatures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted May 1, 2012 #22 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Well, this is certainly interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted May 1, 2012 #23 Share Posted May 1, 2012 It looks like a Tawny frogmouth too me Frogmouth is the first thing that popped into my head also. Could be a potoo also, I guess. There is apparently one species called a Great Potoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted May 1, 2012 #24 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) Its not any type of frogmouth bird, they are not in the Americas. I would say it's a nightjar. Edited May 1, 2012 by DKO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted May 1, 2012 #25 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Anyone speak Spanish here? Maybe it's just a video of a common bird then someone else made the video out to be about a 'reptilian bird'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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