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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Steatornithidae — theoilbird .
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This ecoregion represents range limits for many species, such as the night monkey (Aotus spp.) who doesn’t oocur north of this region, and of many birds which have wider distributions in South America, including the saffron-headed parrot (Pionopsitta pyrilia), oilbird (Steatornis caripensis), and golden-headed Quetzal (Pharomacrus auriceps).
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