Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hoatzin :: Hoatzin

Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin

Described by: Müller, Statius (1776)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Feb 25, 2004 © William Hull  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Feb 25, 2004 © William Hull  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Feb 25, 2004 © William Hull  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Feb 25, 2004 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 9, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

C. and ne. South America in the Amazon and Orinoco River Basins;
N. Amazonian region in Venezuela (Apure, Portuguesa, Guarico, Monagas, Sucre, Delta Amacuro, n. Bolivar and n. Amazonas), Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Ecuador, e. Peru (Tambopata River, Madre de Dios), n. and e. Bolivia (Pando, Beni, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz) and Amazonian and e. Brazil (Amazon Basin from nw. Mato Grosso e. to Maranhao, Piaui and s. to sw. Goias).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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