Hoatzin (redirect from Opisthocomus hoazin)
(/hoʊˈætsɪn/ hoh-AT-sin) or hoactzin (/hoʊˈæktsɪn/ hoh-AKT-sin) (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests...
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magdalenae Miller 1953 Genus Opisthocomus Illiger 1811 Species Opisthocomus hoazin (Müller 1776) Illiger 1811 [Phasianus hoazin Müller 1776] The only living...
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main rivers of Guyana; and the national bird, the Canje Pheasant (Opisthocomus hoazin). The national motto, "One people, One Nation, One Destiny", appears...
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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...
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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...
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buttonquails (Turnicidae), mesites (Mesitornithidae) and the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) were placed in the Galliformes, too. The former are now known to...
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J. (1999). "Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) resolved using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences" (PDF)....
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birds, such as ducks, swans, Jacanas (Jacana sp.), and the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), have them concealed beneath their leg-feathers. Specimens of Archaeopteryx...
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Guatemala Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Yes Guyana Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Yes Haiti Hispaniolan trogon Priotelus roseigaster Yes Honduras...
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herons and egrets, vultures, owls, kingfishers, motmots and hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoazin). However, at both Tikal and Manaus, the most often identified prey...
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