- 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.
There are, however, many...
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Chlorestes notata Order: Opisthocomiformes Family:
Opisthocomidae The
Hoatzin is pheasant-sized, but much slimmer. It has a long tail and neck, but a...
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "
Hoatzin, New
World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors". IOC
World Bird List Version...
- the Cuculiformes,
which also
includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the
hoatzin. It is a medium-sized
member of its
genus and is
found in lightly-wooded...
- Sargatal,
Jordi (eds.).
Handbook of the
Birds of the World.
Volume 3,
Hoatzin to Auks. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 60–81. ISBN 84-87334-20-2. Meine...
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tricolored heron,
umbrella ****atoo, red-vented ****atoo, and the
enigmatic hoatzin. He was also an entomologist. Müller died in Erlangen. He is not to be...
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Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds)
Opisthocomiformes Opisthocomiformes (
hoatzin)
Cursorimorphae Charadriiformes (gulls and relatives)
Gruiformes (cranes...
