- 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...
- 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...
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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...
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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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Chlorestes notata Order: Opisthocomiformes Family:
Opisthocomidae The
Hoatzin is pheasant-sized, but much slimmer. It has a long tail and neck, but a...
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group to a full
order Musophagiformes. They have been
proposed to link the
hoatzin to the
other living birds, but this was
later disputed.
Recent genetic...
- some very
small orders,
often birds of
unclear relationships like the
hoatzin. The
neognaths have
fused metacarpals, an
elongate third finger, and 13...
