Opisthocomidae
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| Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Opisthocomiformes L'Herminier, 1837 |
| Family: | Opisthocomidae Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Phasianus hoazin Muller, 1776
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Opisthocomidae is a group of birds, the only named family within the order Opisthocomiformes. The only living representative is the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several fossil species have been identified, including one from Africa[1] and one from Europe.[2]
References
- ↑ Mayr, G., Alvarenga, H. and Mourer-Chauviré, C. (2011). "Out of Africa: Fossils shed light on the origin of the hoatzin, an iconic Neotropic bird." Naturwissenschaften, doi:10.1007/s00114-011-0849-1 PMID 21964974
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Categories:
- Higher-level bird taxa restricted to the Neotropics
- Monotypic bird families
- Columbiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Birds of the Amazon Basin
- Birds of Marajó
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds of Venezuela
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of Peru
- Birds of Bolivia
- Birds of the Guianas
- Birds of South America
- Herbivorous animals
- Extant Eocene first appearances
- Bird stubs
