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The Oilbird

By Carson Vaughan · Audubon · January 2022

#13 All Time·#2 in 2022·#2 in Nature

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"3726 The Oilbird: Is This Thing Even a Bird? You know the type: They go out after sundown and return again in the morning, and regurgitate whatever they may have ingested during the night. Then..."

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