- The
oilbird (Steatornis caripensis),
locally known as the guácharo, is a bird
species found in the
northern areas of
South America including the Caribbean...
- (nightjars,
nighthawks and allies),
Nyctibiidae (potoos),
Steatornithidae (
oilbirds),
Podargidae (frogmouths),
Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds), as well...
- two cave-dwelling bird
groups echolocate,
namely cave
swiftlets and the
oilbird. Some prey
animals that are
hunted by
echolocating bats take
active countermeasures...
- Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Frogmouths,
Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC
World Bird List
Version 12.1.
International Ornithologists'...
-
clade of
strisorean birds that
include the
clades Steatornithiformes (the
oilbird),
Nyctibiiformes (the potoos),
Podargiformes (frogmouths), and Apodimorphae...
- Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Frogmouths,
Oilbird, potoos, nightjars". IOC
World Bird List
Version 12.1.
International Ornithologists'...
-
Steatornithidae is an
family of
birds comprising a
single extant species, the
oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) and the
extinct genus Euronyctibius. Steatornithidae...
- 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...
-
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...
-
demonstrated to hear
infrasound (below 20 Hz) and a few cave-dwelling
swifts and
oilbirds emit
ultrasound (above 20 KHz) and
echolocate in darkness. A few species...
