The Complex Audio/Visual System of Oilbirds: Unique interaction between vision and echolocation

Source :: Natural History. March, 2018, Vol. 126 Issue 3, p12, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Nocturnal oilbirds, Steatornis caripensis (Caprimulgiformes), are one of only two groups of birds known to use echolocation. Diurnal swiftlets (Apodidae: Aerodramus and Collocalia spp.) are the other. Both groups roost [...]

Subjects :: Echolocation (Physiology) -- Usage
Foraging (Animal feeding behavior) -- Observations
Vision -- Usage
Oilbirds -- Behavior -- Physiological aspects
Anthropology/archeology/folklore
Biological sciences
Earth sciences
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation

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