The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), forby kent as the stinkbird, or Canje pheasant, is a species o tropical bird foond in swamps, riparian forests, an mangroves o the Amazon an the Orinoco Delta in Sooth Americae. It is notable for haein chicks that possess claws on twa o thair weeng deegits.
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Hoatzin | |
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By Beni River, Bolivia | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Aves |
Order: | Opisthocomiformes |
Faimily: | Opisthocomidae |
Genus: | Opisthocomus Illiger, 1811 |
Species: | O. hoazin |
Binomial name | |
Opisthocomus hoazin (Müller, 1776) | |
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Range | |
Synonyms | |
Phasianus hoazin Müller, 1776 |
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