Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Oilbird :: Oilbird

Oilbird Steatornis caripensis

Described by: Humboldt (1817)
Alternate common name(s): Diablotin
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell  Tingo Maria, Peru - Aug, 2008 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Tingo Maria, Peru - Aug, 2008 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Tingo Maria, Peru - Aug, 2008 © Jean-Michel Fenerole  Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad and Tobago - Mar 1, 1984 © Dennis Paulson 
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Range

Ex. s. Central America, n. and w. South America;
Two populations;
E. Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru to wc. Bolivia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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