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Oilbird
Order:
Caprimulgiformes
Family: Steatornithidae
1 species
northern South America and nearby islands
45 cm; bill short, wide-gaped, hooked; prominent rictal bristles; wings long, pointed; tail long, rounded; legs short; toes long, claws sharp, curved;
nocturnal foragers on palm fruit; good senses of olfaction and echo-location;
colonial cave-nesters; sexes similiar; 2-4 eggs; monogamous; biparental care.
(Image taken from ffrench, Richard. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad & Tobago. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, 1991).