The Potoo is night active. Various indigenous tribes from South America pass on mysterious legends about these birds. Their tail feathers are said to protect a girl\u2019s chastity. Some legends say that the bird is a baby abandoned in the forest by its mother. Other stories tell the fate of a young girl who was transformed into a potoo by witchcraft after she discovered that her jealous father had killed her lover. The sad and melancholy cries of the bird eco through the forest at night. Maybe that is the reason why these birds are also known as M\u00e3e-da-lua (mother of the moon) or Urutau (ghost bird).<\/p>\n