Hoatzin

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Hoatzin	Home Bird Orders
		Alternate name
	Opisthocomus hoazin	Scientific name
	Cuculiformes	Order
	Opisthocomidae	Family
	64 cm	Length
	Rain forest, flooded forests:- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname & Venezuela.	Habitat-Altitude-Range
	2-3 eggs, nests are in small colonies.	Clutch
	Leaves	Food
		Habits
	1316	World Number
	Least Concern	Status

Hoatzin call
(Opisthocomus hoazin)
Nick Athanas XC8225
06-05-2002, Venezuela

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A unique bird who's young have claws on their wings to hold onto branches. Along with the mousebirds of Africa it eats only leaves. There is a lot of debate about its geneology some scientists have linked it to Archaeopteryx

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