Opisthocomiformes
Opisthocomus hoazin
Opisthocomidae, Hoatzin
References
DeQueiroz, K. and D. A. Good. 1988. The scleral ossicles of Opisthocomus and their phylogenetic significance. Auk 105(1):29-35.
Dominguez-Bello, M. G., F. Michelangeli, M. C. Ruiz, A. Garcia, and E. Rodriguez. 1994. Ecology of the folivorous hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) on the Venezuelan plains. Auk. 111(3):643-651.
Grajal, A. 1995. Structure and function of the digestive tract of the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin): A folivorous bird with foregut fermentation. Auk 112(1):20-28.
Hedges, S. B., M. D. Simmons, M. A. M. VanDijk, G. J. Caspers, W. W. DeJong, and C. G. Sibley. 1995. Phylogenetic-relationships of the hoatzin, an enigmatic South-american bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 92(25):11662-11665.
Hughes, J. M. and A. J. Baker. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) resolved using mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Mol. Biol. Evol. 16:1300-1307.
Jong, W. W., and Sibley, C. G. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships of the hoatzin, an enigmatic South American bird. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92:11662-11665.
Korzun, L. P., C. Erard, J. P. Gasc, and F. J. Dzerzhinsky. 2003. Adaptation of the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) to folivory. Distinctive morphological and functional features of its bill and hyoid apparatus. Comptes Rendus Biologies 326(1):75-94.
Korzun, L. P., C. Erard, J. P. Gasc, and F. J. Dzerzhinsky. 2003. Biomechanical features of the bill and and jaw apparatus of cuckoos, turacos and the hoatzin in relation to food acquisition and processing. Ostrich 74(1-2):48-57.
Ramo, C. and B. Busto. 1984. The hoatzin (Opisthocomus-hoazin) - Some data on its nesting in Venezuela. Biotropica 16(4):330-331.
Sorenson, M. D., E. Oneal, J. García-Moreno, and D. P. Mindell. 2003. More taxa, more characters: the hoatzin problem is still unresolved. Molecular Biology and Evolution 20:1484-1499.
Strahl, S. D. 1988. The social organization and behaviour of the hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin in central Venezuela. Ibis 130(4):483-502.
Thomas, B. T. 1996. Family Opisthocomidae (Hoatzin). Pages 24-32 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 3. Hoatzin to Auks. J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Information on the Internet
- HOATZIN Opisthocomidae. Don Roberson.
- Hoatzin Species Data Sheet. Rainforest Conservation Fund.
- Opisthocomus hoazin, Hoatzin. DigiMorph.
- Hoatzin Videos. Internet Bird Collection.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Opisthocomus hoazin |
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| Location | Sacha Lodge, Oriente, Ecuador |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Hoatzins in the dawn light |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2007 Jim Scarff
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| Scientific Name | Opisthocomus hoazin |
|---|---|
| Location | Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Hoatzil |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Image Use |
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| Copyright | © 2005 Andrew Jones |
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