(/hoʊˈætsɪn/ hoh-AT-sin) or hoactzin (/hoʊˈæktsɪn/ hoh-AKT-sin) (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests...

magdalenae Miller 1953 Genus Opisthocomus Illiger 1811 Species Opisthocomus hoazin (Müller 1776) Illiger 1811 [Phasianus hoazin Müller 1776] The only living...

main rivers of Guyana; and the national bird, the Canje Pheasant (Opisthocomus hoazin). The national motto, "One people, One Nation, One Destiny", appears...

2016-07-08. Parker, W. K. (1891). "On the Morphology of a Reptilian Bird, Opisthocomus hoazin". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 13 (2): 43–89...

wingspan of 2.1 m (83 in) and a weight of 8 kg (17.6 lb). Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), the only member of its order, is a pheasant-sized South American...

buttonquails (Turnicidae), mesites (Mesitornithidae) and the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) were placed in the Galliformes, too. The former are now known to...

J. (1999). "Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) resolved using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences" (PDF)....

birds, such as ducks, swans, Jacanas (Jacana sp.), and the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), have them concealed beneath their leg-feathers. Specimens of Archaeopteryx...

 Guatemala Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Yes  Guyana Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Yes  Haiti Hispaniolan trogon Priotelus roseigaster Yes  Honduras...

herons and egrets, vultures, owls, kingfishers, motmots and hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoazin). However, at both Tikal and Manaus, the most often identified prey...