Why it's awesome: The great potoo is a master of disguise. Its mottled gray-brown feathers and ability to remain perfectly still often cause it to be mistaken for a tree branch or stump ...

Great potoos do not build nests but instead lay a single egg in a deeper gap or depression within a roosting branch. The chicks spend around a month and a half being looked after by their parents ...

Throughout the night, great potoos emit a loud, moaning growl that has earned the bird a mythical status, with some communities believing the sounds to be children calling for lost parents.