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Oilbird
Subject: Oilbird
Poster: Axis (ground_assault_11@yahoo.com)
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Oilbird


Oilbird, or guácharo, nocturnal N South American bird, coloured brown and black with white spots. An echolocation system enables it to navigate in the dark. The local Indians used to boil the nestlings to obtain oil for their torches. Length: 33cm; wingspan: 76cm. Family Steatornithidae; species Steatornis caripensis.

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