The oilbird, locally known as the guacharo, is a bird species found in the northern areas of South America, including the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is the only living species in its genus, family, and order, and it nests in colonies in caves as a nocturnal feeder on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels, making it the only nocturnal, flying, fruit-eating bird in the world. It navigates by echolocation in the same way as bats, one of the few birds known to do so, producing a high-pitched clicking sound around 2 kilohertz that is audible to humans.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Oilbird (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Steatornis caripensis
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guyana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Panama, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Oilbird
Wikipedialead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 340842
Nesting in colonies in caves, oilbirds are nocturnal feeders on the fruits of the oil palm and tropical laurels.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source 3. Oilbird (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q213785 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Aves, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Steatornis caripensis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforestQuote, In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
rainforest rainforest
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