Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Opisthocomus (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) Manu, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A very large prehistoric leaf-eating bird with no close relatives. Common around lakes in the Amazon basin.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba