The Secret Life of Oilbirds: New Insights into the Movement Ecology of a Unique Avian Frugivore

Richard Holland; M. Wikelski; F. Kummeth; C. Bosque

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008264

The Secret Life of Oilbirds: New Insights into the Movement Ecology of a Unique Avian Frugivore

Richard Holland, M. Wikelski, F. Kummeth, C. Bosque

Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

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Abstract

Background: Steatornis caripensis (the oilbird) is a very unusual bird. It supposedly never sees daylight, roosting in huge aggregations in caves during the day and bringing back fruit to the cave at night. As a consequence a large number of the seeds from the fruit they feed upon germinate in the cave and spoil.

Original language	English
Article number	e8264
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	4
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008264
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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