Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

Least Concern

The Hoatzin is a unique South American wetland bird with a shaggy crest, blue facial skin, and a leaf-eating digestive system that ferments food in an enlarged crop. It lives in groups along swamps, oxbow lakes, riverine forest, and mangroves. It remains fairly common in suitable habitat and is assessed as Least Concern.

Family: Opisthocomidae
Group: Hoatzin
Range: Hoatzin Range — Swamps, riverine forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
Population: ≈ Unknown

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