Oilbird Steatornis caripensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Andrés A. del Risco and Alejandra Echeverri
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 8, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | gvačaro jeskynní |
Dutch | Vetvogel |
English | Oilbird |
English (United States) | Oilbird |
French | Guacharo des cavernes |
French (France) | Guacharo des cavernes |
German | Fettschwalm |
Icelandic | Spikfugl |
Japanese | アブラヨタカ |
Norwegian | fettfugl |
Polish | tłuszczak |
Portuguese (Brazil) | guácharo |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Guácharo |
Russian | Гуахаро |
Serbian | Uljana ptica (guačaro) |
Slovak | guačaro jaskynný |
Spanish | Guácharo |
Spanish (Chile) | Guácharo |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Guácharo |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Guácharo |
Spanish (Panama) | Guácharo |
Spanish (Peru) | Guácharo |
Spanish (Spain) | Guácharo |
Spanish (Venezuela) | Guácharo |
Swedish | oljefågel |
Turkish | Yağkuşu |
Ukrainian | Гуахаро |
Steatornis caripensis Humboldt, 1817
PROTONYM:
Steatornis caripensis
Humboldt, 1817. Bulletin des Sciences par la Société Philomathique de Paris 4, p.52.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Caverns of Caripe, Cumand, Venezuela.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STEATORNIS
- steatornis
- caripensis
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