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	AllRefer.com - oilbird (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		Oilbirds, also called guacheros [Sp.,=one who cries], are found throughout N South America and on the island of Trinidad.
		In the past, baby oilbirds were captured, and their fat boiled down for torch oil, hence their name.
		Oilbirds are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Caprimulgiformes, family Steatornithidae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/oilbird.html (361 words)

	Oilbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars.
		Although the Oilbird forages by sight, it is one of only a few birds, and the only nocturnal one, known to navigate by echolocation in sufficiently poor light conditions, using a sharp click for this purpose.
		Oilbirds have been reported in various other places along the Andean mountain chain and in Brazil: they are known to dwell as far south as the Carrasco National Park in Bolivia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oilbird (543 words)

	oilbird - Encyclopedia.com
		The oilbird emits a clicking sound at an audible frequency of 7,000 cycles per sec, unlike the bat's cry, which is supersonic.
		Oilbirds, also called guácharos, are found throughout N South America and on the island of Trinidad.
		Oilbirds nest in large colonies on high, rocky cave ledges, often a good distance into the cave.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-oilbird.html (1107 words)

	Oilbird - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars.
		Although the Oilbird forages by sight, it is one of only a few birds, and the only nocturnal one, known to navigate by echolocation in sufficiently poor light conditions.
		The Oilbird produces a variety of harsh screams in its caves, and also a sharp click used for echolocation.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Oilbird (287 words)

	Oilbird - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Oilbird, also called guacharo, common name for a bird in the nightjar order that lives in colonies in deep caverns in northern South America and...
		The oilbird, a nightjar-like bird of South America, and most of the cave swiftlets of Asia and the Pacific nest deep in caves in total darkness.
		Among the animals of Venezuela are the jaguar, monkey, sloth, anteater, ocelot, bear, deer, and armadillo.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Oilbird&pg=1&grp=art (105 words)

	Oilbird family
		Oilbirds echo-locate (like bats) inside caves but use their huge eyes once they leave the communal roosts.
		In any event, one year someone brought an Oilbird feather surreptitiously and arranged for one of the less experienced birders on the island to "find" it in the field and bring it in to dinner.
		A fabulous introduction to the family, with several impressive photos, is in the Oilbird family portion (Thomas 1999) of Vol.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/oilbird.html (986 words)

	Trinidad Attractions: Asa Wright Nature Centre Oilbird Colony
		Oilbirds were given their name in 1799 by scientist Alexander von Humboldt who observed how the Venezuelan Indians and monks were taking the very fat young chicks from their nests and rendering them for cooking oil and oil for their torches.
		At dusk, oilbirds depart to dine on the fruit of palms, laurels, incenses and camphor, traveling as far as seventy miles away to feed.
		Oilbirds are similar to bats not only in lifestyle but in their ability to employ echo-sonar for finding their way around obstacles in the dark.
	www.guidetocaribbeanvacations.com /trinidad/AsaWrightOilbirds.htm (342 words)

	Asa Wright Nature Centre
		OILBIRD POPULATION IN The population of the Oilbird colony in Dunston Cave at the Asa Wright Nature Centre continues to be stable as shown by the figures below:
		The Oilbird Colony at the Asa Wright Nature Centre is the most accessible known colony of these unusual birds.
		The Oilbird, first described by Alexander von Humboldt in 1799 after visiting a colony at Caripe in Northeastern Venezuela, is the only nocturnal, fruit-eating bird in the World.
	www.asawright.org /tropical/oilbirds.html (359 words)

	Oilbird - Picture - MSN Encarta
		An oilbird peers out of its nearly inaccessible nest in a rocky cave in Trinidad’s Arima Valley.
		The world’s only nocturnal fruit-eating bird, oilbirds use their hooked bills to snatch fruit off trees while still in flight.
		They produce a steady clicking sound which acts as a sonarlike echolocation system when they fly in the dark.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /media_461530514/Oilbird.html (65 words)

	oilbird - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		oilbird : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Words similar to oilbird: guacharo, steatornis caripensis, more...
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	Discovery of an Oilbird Colony in the Western Drainage of the Ecuadorian Andes
		These people reported that the birds fed mostly on the fruits of "Higuer6n" (Ficus sp.), and that their breeding at the gully was timed to coincide with these trees' fruiting season in February and March each year.
		The forests have largely been destroyed but 'gallery' strips along steep gullies and ravines still remain, and continuous stands are found in the Guayllabamba gorge and adjacent areas at from 20 to 30 km to the northwest.
		Presumably the Oilbirds at Quebrada Santa Marta follow the forest strips to reach the more extensive stands to forage each night, returning to their roost before dawn.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v096n01/p0187-p0189.html (1952 words)

	Definition of oilbird - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	Amazon.com: oilbird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The natural history of the oilbird, steatornis caripensis, in Trinidad, W.I by David Snow (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1961)
		Oilbirds of Venezuela: Ecology and conservation (Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club) by Roberto Luis Roca (Unknown Binding - 1994)
		of tanagers, and the rare oilbird are all on the property.
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	MavicaNET - Oilbird (Steatornithidae)
		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.
		Oilbird is a cave-dwelling bird found in the tropics of northern South America.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/nor/22514.html (262 words)

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		The oilbird is called a "guácharo" in Spanish, a term of indigenous rather than Spanish origin.
		The "Cueva del Guácharo" (Oilbird Cave) in the mountainous Caripe district of northern Monagas, Venezuela, is where Alexander von Humboldt first studied the species, and the "Caripensis" of the binomial nomenclature refers to that connection.
		The word "Steatornis" means "fat-bearing bird", and refers to the fact that the squabs become very fat before fledging, even weighing more than the adult bird does.
	paksu.blogdrive.com /archive/5.html (383 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Oilbird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Oilbird; all previous versions may be viewed here.
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	Trinidad News, Trinidad Newspaper, Trinidad Sports, Trinidad politics, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago News, Trinidad ...
		The EOG Resources Trinidad Limited Oilbird Platform, which was launched at the La Brea Industrial Estate on Friday.
		The platform called "The Oilbird" was launched last Friday at the La Brea Industrial Estate (LABIDCO) in the presence of Natural Gas Export Task Force chairman Professor Ken Julien, who has been involved in the development of the energy industry for the past five decades.
		The company responsible for constructing the multi-million dollar Oilbird platform is Trinidad Offshore Fabrication Company, a joint venture between Weldfab, a Trinidadian construction company, and Chef Morrison, a Louisiana- based fabricator.
	www.trinidadexpress.com /index.pl/article_business?id=160955943 (358 words)

	Oilbird msg taxonomy msg regnum Animal Animalia ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		"Oilbird" msg:taxonomy msg:regnum:Animal Animalia msg:Phylum:Chordata Chordata msg:Classis:Aves Aves msg:Ordo:Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes msg:Familia:"Steatornithidae" Genus:"Steatornis" Species:"caripensis" "Binomial name Binomial name" "Steatornis caripensis"Humboldt Humboldt, 1817 1817 The "Oilbird" ("Steatornis caripensis") is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjar nightjars.
		It is found in the northern areas of South America South America.
		Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars, Frogmouths, Potoos, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars of the World
	www.biodatabase.de /Oilbird (170 words)

	Oilbird - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	www.thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=OILBIRD&enc=35064 (407 words)

	Green Backed Heron \| Oilbird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the end of a trail at Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad we were given the option of wading into a stream which went into a dark ravine to try and see some roosting oilbirds.
		Oilbirds ususally roost in caves but this ravine defnitely had some dark places.
		They have a strong hooked bill with large dark eyes.
	www.greenbackedheron.com /photo/127877266 (193 words)

	Asa Wright Nature Centre
		Often these projects involve collaboration with several institutional partners, as in the case of the Nature Centre's partnership with the Environmental Management Authority, and the Guardian Life Wildlife Trust, to produce a series of posters on the native plants and wildlife of Trinidad.
		Among our most interestion projects that incorporates both conservation research and eduction components is our proposed Infra-red Oilbird Observation System.
		Read all about this exciting project and how it will enhance your understanding of these unique birds.
	www.asawright.org /education (645 words)

	[ EOG Oilbird Platform :: Chet Morrison Contractors, Inc. ]
		[ EOG Oilbird Platform :: Chet Morrison Contractors, Inc. ]
		Home : International : Trinidad Offshore Fabricators (TOFCO) Facility : EOG Oilbird Platform
		Construction on this platform began in March 2005 and was completed on schedule with no LTAs.
	www.chetmorrison.com /site47.php (93 words)

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	oilbird - English-French Dictionary - WordReference.com
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	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Oilbird Ian Lambie, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
		The accessible colony in Trinidad at Asa Wright Nature Centre...
		This site was last updated on Thursday, 1st June 2006.
	www.fatbirder.com /species_and_families/non_passerines/steatornithidae.html (116 words)

	Amazon.com: Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars, Frogmouths, Potoos, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars of the World: Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Amazon.com: Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars, Frogmouths, Potoos, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars of the World: Books: Nigel Cleere,David Nurney
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		Nightjars: A Guide to the Nightjars, Frogmouths, Potoos, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars of the World (Hardcover)
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	the oilbird Gallery - Bird Forum Galleries
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		Gallery Homepage » Member Galleries » the oilbird
		Users browsing the gallery: Nigel Kiteley, j toon, Jaff and 5 unregistered users
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	Mangoverde World Bird Guide Photo Page: Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
		Mangoverde World Bird Guide Photo Page: Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
		Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Oilbird :: Oilbird :: Photo Page
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	Chapter 32 THE MARSUPIALS AND MAMMALS 991
		Their supersonic sound signals bounce off the wires and return to the bats, who then make use of echolocation to avoid them.
		(There is a true bird, the oilbird, which flies in and out of dark caves using similar echo-lolation structures.
		Using sonar, porpoises and whales do the same thing in the water.)
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