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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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    (nightjars, nighthawks and allies), Nyctibiidae (potoos), Steatornithidae (oilbirds), Podargidae (frogmouths), Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds), as well...
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    Cueva de los Tayos (Spanish, "Cave of the Oilbirds") is a cave located on the eastern slopes of the Andes mountains in the Morona-Santiago province of...
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    not support the previous assumption that it was closely related to the oilbirds. The study also found a great deal of genetic divergence between the species...
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    Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists'...
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    Steatornithiformes (oilbird)...
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    Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists'...
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  • Caprimulgus macrurus schlegelii Australian owlet-nightjar, Aegotheles cristatus Oilbird, Steatornis caripensis Nightingale Nightjar Crepuscular, a classification...
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    species include the scarlet ibis, cocrico, egret, shiny cowbird, bananaquit, oilbird and various species of honeycreeper, trogon, toucan, parrot, tanager, woodpecker...
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    Caprimulgidae: nightjars South America; 1 species Family Steatornithidae: oilbird Americas; 7 species Family Nyctibiidae: potoos Asia and Australasia; 14...
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    They range from the many species of hummingbird to the cave-dwelling oilbird (which uses echo-location to fly in the dark) and the scarlet ibis. The...
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    two cave-dwelling bird groups echolocate, namely cave swiftlets and the oilbird. Some prey animals that are hunted by echolocating bats take active countermeasures...
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    oilbird is a notable exception. The presence of echolocation was formerly used to argue for a close relationship of the Apodiformes and the oilbird,...
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    Caprimulgiformes as only applying to nightjars, with potoos, frogmouths, oilbirds, and owlet-nightjars all being reclassified into their own orders. See...
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    clade of strisorean birds that include the clades Steatornithiformes (the oilbird), Nyctibiiformes (the potoos), Podargiformes (frogmouths), and Apodimorphae...
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    The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis...
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    The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis...
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    Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists'...
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  • The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis...
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  • in the Northern Range of Trinidad and Tobago. The Caves are home to the Oilbirds. These are the only nocturnal fruit eating birds in the world. They forage...
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    Steatornithiformes (oilbird)...
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  • The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis...
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    binomial. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2024). "Nightjars, Oilbird, potoos, frogmouths". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1). Retrieved January 4...
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    The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis...
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    oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird distantly related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird...
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    and find their way to the nest with a simple form of echolocation. The oilbird is the only nocturnal bird to echolocate, but several Aerodramus swiftlets...
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  • Ochre-naped ground tyrant Ochre-rumped antbird Ochre-striped antpitta Oilbird Okarito kiwi Okinawa rail Okinawa woodpecker Oleaginous hemispingus Olivaceous...
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  • The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis...
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    Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Frogmouths, Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists'...
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    The oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is nocturnal and a specialist feeder on the fruit of the oil palm. Oilbird, Steatornis...
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