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Steatornithidae is an
family of
birds comprising a
single extant species, the
oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) and the
extinct genus Euronyctibius. Steatornithidae...
- It is the only
living species in the
genus Steatornis, the
family Steatornithidae, and the
order Steatornithiformes.
Nesting in
colonies in caves, oilbirds...
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Caprimulgidae (nightjars,
nighthawks and allies),
Nyctibiidae (potoos),
Steatornithidae (oilbirds),
Podargidae (frogmouths),
Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)...
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supports it
instead being a
close relative of the
oilbird (family
Steatornithidae). The
potoos are a
highly conservative family in appearance, with all...
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species Family Caprimulgidae:
nightjars South America; 1
species Family Steatornithidae:
oilbird Americas; 7
species Family Nyctibiidae:
potoos Asia and Australasia;...
- Rhinochetidae, Eurypygidae, Mesitornithidae, Pteroclididae,
Opisthocomidae and
Steatornithidae. It
contains 2-6 vertebrae. It
probably evolved at
least 10
times independently...
- †Euronyctibius †Prefica †Protocypselomorphus †Fluvioviridavidae
Fluvioviridavis Steatornithidae Steatornis...
- †Euronyctibius †Prefica †Protocypselomorphus †Fluvioviridavidae
Fluvioviridavis Steatornithidae Steatornis...
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Oilbird from the
Green River Formation of
Wyoming (Caprimulgiformes:
Steatornithidae)" (PDF). Do****ents des
Laboratoires de Géologie, Lyon. 99: 57–69. v...
- Gray-capped cuckoo,
Coccyzus lansbergi Order: Steatornithiformes Family:
Steatornithidae The
oilbird is a slim, long-winged bird
related to the nightjars. It...
