You see, on top of that broken tree branch actually stands a completely still bird, the common potoo. It’s hiding in plain sight and will stay that way even if predators are deathly close to them.

The viral video that captures a bird perfectly camouflaged with a tree branch was shared on Twitter. Explore. Search Saturday, Jun 07, 2025. New Delhi o C. Subscribe. Games. E-Paper Sign in.

Credit: Jen Christiansen; Sources: “Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds,” by Erich D. Jarvis et al., in Science, Vol. 346; ...

Filling in the bird tree of life. In this chart, the bird family tree begins at the center (indicated with a star) and branches off to include the more than 10,000 living species.