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    The oilbird (Steatornis caripensis), locally known as the guácharo, is a bird species found in the northern areas of South America including the Caribbean...
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    to being the home of the native nocturnal birds called Tayos ( Steatornis caripensis ), which live in numerous caves in the Andean jungles of South America...
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  • schlegelii Australian owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Nightingale Nightjar Crepuscular, a classification of animals that...
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    Aegotheles cristatus and Apus apus but not Caprimulgus europaeus, Steatornis caripensis, Nyctibius grandis, or Podargus strigoides) and Daedalornithes defined...
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    the thousands of oilbirds (guácharos in Spanish; scientific name Steatornis caripensis) which live in the cave belonged to a species unknown to science...
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    centre in Trinidad. Here they made detailed studies of the oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis) and the fascinating and very complex courtship dances of the white-bearded...
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    papuensis) of New Guinea and the neotropic, cave-dwelling oilbird (Steatornis caripensis), both growing as large as 48 cm (19 in). The wingspan of the great...
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    Prefica, a North American fossil closely related to modern oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis). Later research showed however that Paraprefica had characteristics...
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  • (1985). "The physiology of vocalization by the echolocating Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis". J. Comp. Physiol. 156 (2): 243–266. doi:10.1007/BF00610867. S2CID 1279919...
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    important source of income to the area. The oilbird's scientific name, Steatornis caripensis, means 'fat-bearing bird of Caripe'; the squabs were harvested by...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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  • also called Oropouche. The caves are home to bats and Oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis). These are the only nocturnal fruit eating birds in the world....
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    Francisco; Cárdenas, Sasha (8 January 2018). "DIET OF OILBIRDS (STEATORNIS CARIPENSIS) IN CUEVA DE LOS GUÁCHAROS NATIONAL PARK (COLOMBIA): TEMPORAL VARIATION...
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    renowned for its easy access to wildlife, especially the oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) colonies in the nearby Dunston Cave. The Asa Wright Nature Center...
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    Paleocene - Holocene, 60–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Common swift, Apus apus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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    he found the oilbird, which he was to make known to science as Steatornis caripensis. He also described the Guanoco asphalt lake as "The spring of the...
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  • and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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  • and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis (V) Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae Nightjars are...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis LC Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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  • and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis (V) Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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    of white-collared swifts (Streptoprocne zonaris) and oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis). For the latter species, Wei-Assipu-tepui is the easternmost recorded...
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    Common name Binomial Status Oilbird Steatornis caripensis Trinidad only...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Humboldt, 1817 Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos...
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    birds such as saffron-headed parrot (Pyrilia pyrilia), oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) and golden-headed quetzal (Pharomachrus auriceps). Endemic birds...
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    and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis (V) Order: Nyctibiiformes   Family: Nyctibiidae The potoos (sometimes...
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