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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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
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