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Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) video
Side view of a female perched at night between bouts of foraging.
- Recorded 25 August 2010
- Added to IBC 2 years 36 weeks ago
- Richard Garrigues
- Location Monteverde, Costa Rica (Monotypic species).
- Duration 21 sec
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There were at least four birds feeding in the area that evening, but as yet no colonies of this species have been found in Costa Rica. Is this a migrant from South America??