- The
hoatzin (/hoʊˈætsɪn/ hoh-AT-sin) or
hoactzin (/hoʊˈæktsɪn/ hoh-AKT-sin) (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a
species of
tropical bird
found in swamps, riparian...
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within the
order Opisthocomiformes. The only
living representative is the
hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
which lives in the
Amazon and the
Orinoco delta in...
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Mirandornithes (flamingos and grebes) The
three orphaned orders:
Opisthocomiformes (
hoatzin)
Gruiformes (cranes and rails)
Charadriiformes (s****birds,
gulls and alcids)...
- slow to digest, and
contain little energy relative to
other foods. The
hoatzin is an
example of a flighted,
folivorous bird, but it is a weak flier, due...
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member of this order,
although this may not be an
accurate classification.
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), the only
member of its order, is a pheasant-sized...
- ISBN 978-0-521-59835-4. Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Birds I:
Tinamous and
Ratites to
Hoatzins". In Hutchins,
Michael (ed.). Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8...
- Explorer, 2018 This is
Chrome Hill, 2020
Norway portal Jazz
portal Damp:
Hoatzin at puls.no (Norwegian article) Band
description Archived 2011-07-24 at...
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Hoazinavis is an
extinct genus of bird
related to the
hoatzin from Late
Oligocene and
Early Miocene (about 24–22 mya)
deposits of Brazil. It was collected...
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Opisthocomiformes (
hoatzin) and
Gruimorphae (s****birds and rails)
identified in 2014 by
genome analysis.
Previous studies have
placed the
Hoatzin in different...
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Namibiavis is an
extinct genus of bird
related to the
hoatzin from
early Middle Miocene (about 16 mya)
deposits of Namibia. It was
collected from Arrisdrift...
