OilbirdDutch: Vetvogel |
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| Order: | Caprimulgiformes |
| Family: | Steatornithidae |
| Genus: | Steatornis |
| Species: | Steatornis caripensis |
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| Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 64 mm |
| Length cranium: | 38 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 37 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 22 mm |
| Alternative names: Fettschwalm (German), Guacharo des cavernes (French), Guácharo (Spanish) | |