Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Hoatzin
The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin) in the order Opisthocomiformes.
Range: Amazon and Orinoco basin lowlands and the GuianasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Opisthocomus hoazin
- Family
- Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin)
- Order
- Opisthocomiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hoatzin
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phasianus Hoazin
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- America = Cayenne, ex Buffon and PL enlum., pi. 337.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.125
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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