CLENCH YOUR BUTT AND GET READY TO RECIEVE SOME BIRD FACTS:

This magnificent squinting creature is called an Oilbird. Yes, that’s its real name. It’s native to the caves of Venezuela and Bolivia.

Apparently their caves are noisy, and they get their name because their nestlings are fat and oily from eating copious amounts of fruit pulp

  • SockOlm [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    24 days ago

    I love that these are completely unrelated to true owls, but are relatives to hummingbirds who look like the polar opposite