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Oilbird family - English
URL: http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/oilbird.html

The Oilbird is a large, strange, vegetarian nightbird only remotely related to other families in the Order Caprimulgiformes. It roosts and breeds in selected caves that are used by the species for eons.

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Oilbird. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 - English
URL: http://www.bartleby.com/65/oi/oilbird.html

Common name for an owllike, cave-dwelling bird, Steatornis caripensis, belonging to the family Steatornithidae. It spends its days in dark caves, maneuvering by means of a batlike sonar device, or echo-locator, found in its ears.

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Asa Wright: Tropical Nature: Oilbirds - English
URL: http://www.asawright.org/nature/oilbirds.html

A special attraction of the Asa Wright Nature Centre is a breeding colony of the nocturnal Oilbird, or Guacharo (Steatornis caripensis). Located in Dunston Cave, a beautiful riparian grotto on the property, this is the only easily accessible colony known of this remarkable species.

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Oilbird - A-to-Z Science - English
URL: http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozscience/o/400670.html

Oilbird is a cave-dwelling bird found in the tropics of northern South America. A-to-Z Science is brought to you by DiscoverySchool.com and powered by World Book Online.

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Oilbird - English
URL: http://www.slider.com/enc/39000/oilbird.htm

Common name for an owllike, cave-dwelling bird, Steatornis caripensis, belonging to the family Steatornithidae. It spends its days in dark caves, maneuvering by means of a batlike sonar device, or echo-locator, found in its ears.

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Bibliografía en la Familia de Aves Steatornithidae - Spanish
URL: http://www.damisela.com/zoo/ave/otros/caprimul/steatornithidae/biblio.htm

En esta presentación se encuentran las obras que hemos consultado en nuestros estudios de la familia Steatornithidae. Las única especie de aves en esta familia, el guácharo, se estudian en el género Steatornis.

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