Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)

Other Names (World)
Oilbird, Diablotin (Trinidad)

Family
Steatornithidae (Oilbird)

Size
41 - 48 cm

First Described (Guide)
Humboldt, 1817

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, caves. From sea-level - 3,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil (B), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Panama and Colombia east to Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana and northern Brazil and south to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia; also recorded in Costa Rica.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (43)...)

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) [XC440114]
by Rosendo Manuel Fraga from Filandia, Filandia, Quind\u00edo, Colombia (alarm call)

Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) [XC451103]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from Cueva de Las Lechuzas, Tingo Maria, Peru (call, flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) - 10 files

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