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Oilbird leaving the cage in Río Claro Reserve,  Cueva de los Guácharos, already dark, flashed eyes corrected manually Colombia,Geotagged,Oilbird,Rio Claro,Steatornis caripensis,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Oilbird leaving the cage

in Río Claro Reserve, Cueva de los Guácharos, already dark, flashed eyes corrected manually

    comments (4)

  1. What a moment, nice! Posted 5 years ago
  2. Wow, only just read some more about this bird. Mind blown! Posted 5 years ago
  3. Amazing capture - the image of this oilbird actually looks a little bit like an oil-painting :o)
    Agree with Ferdy: Fantastic creature, I had no idea existed - thanks for educating us! Cheers, Arp
    Posted 5 years ago
  4. Very special, photo too. Posted 5 years ago

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The oilbird, locally known as the "guácharo", is a bird species found in the northern areas of South America including the island of Trinidad. They are the only nocturnal flying fruit-eating birds in the world. They forage at night, with specially adapted eyesight. However they navigate by echolocation in the same way as bats, one of the few birds to do so. They produce a high-pitched clicking sound of around 2 kHz that is audible to humans.

Similar species: Oilbirds
Species identified by DR_M_Z
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By DR_M_Z

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Uploaded May 1, 2020. Captured Feb 11, 2020 18:31 in H4QM+X4 Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia.
  • NIKON D500
  • f/4.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO51200
  • 300mm