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Oilbird Cave, Ecuador (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Oilbird Cave, Ecuador

Map of Oilbird Cave, Ecuador



Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis)

Cave

Trips

Ecuador

7/30/2023: It was a very long drive to arrive at the oilbird cave. I was expecting to have to crawl around in mud or climb up some dangerous ladder, but none of that was necessary. The oilbirds are right there next to the road.

Previous Visit (Refugio Paz de las Aves: 7/30/2023)
Next Visit (Amagusa: 7/31/2023)



Species Recorded (10)

Birds ( 10 )

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Pallid Dove - Leptotila pallida
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Bronze-winged Parrot - Pionus chalcopterus

Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Little Cuckoo - Coccycua minuta
Squirrel Cuckoo - Piaya cayana

Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Yellow-bellied Elaenia - Elaenia flavogaster

Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Whiskered Wren - Pheugopedius mystacalis

( Steatornithidae )
Oilbird - Steatornis caripensis

Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Yellow-bellied Seedeater - Sporophila nigricollis

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellow-faced Grassquit - Tiaris olivaceus

Lifelists

Ecuador
South America
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