Hoatzin: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Opisthocomus hoazin

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Illustration of a hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), a bird with a spiky crest, blue facial skin, reddish eyes, and brown and buff plumage, perched on a branch with green leaves.

Body plans of galliform birds.

Body plans of representative Cuculiformes.

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