Birds of Brazil
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OPISTHOCOMIFORMES: Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin)
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Genus: Opisthocomus (1 species, 1 worldwide)
Hoatzin
(Opisthocomus hoazin)
Manu, Peru
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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A very large prehistoric leaf-eating bird with no close relatives. Common around lakes in the Amazon basin.
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Cuba