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Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin (Müller, PLS 1776)

The hoatzin or hoactzin, also known as the reptile bird, skunk bird, stinkbird, or Canje pheasant, is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco basins in South America. It is notable for having chicks that have claws on two of their wing digits. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Opisthocomiformes
Family:
  Opisthocomidae
Genus:
   Opisthocomus
Scientific:
  Opisthocomus hoazin

Original description

Citation:
  (Müller, PLS 1776)

Reference:
   Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.

Protonym:
  Phasianus Hoazin

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710063#page/145/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7E83A1B3DC1F8644

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7E83A1B3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7E83A1B3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176146

Geographic range:

  • Opisthocomus hoazin: Amazon and Orinoco basin lowlands and the Guianas
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Hoatzin
Catalan:
Hoatzín
Czech:
hoacin chocholatý
Danish:
Hoatzin
German:
Hoatzin
Spanish:
hoazín
Spanish (Spain):
Hoazín
Finnish:
hoatsin
French:
Hoazin huppé
Croatian:
hoacin
Hungarian:
hoacin
Icelandic:
Sígaunafugl
Italian:
Hoazin
Japanese (romaji):
tsumebakei
Japanese:
ツメバケイ
Lithuanian:
Hoacinas
Dutch:
Hoatzin
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hoatzin
Norwegian:
Hoatzin
Polish:
hoacyn
Portuguese:
Cigana
Portuguese (Brazil):
cigana
Russian:
Гоацин
Slovak:
hoacin chochlatý
Serbian:
Hoacin
Swedish:
hoatzin
Ukrainian:
Гоацин
Chinese:
麝雉
Chinese (Traditional):
麝雉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hoazin huppé ( Opisthocomus hoazin)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hoazin huppé ( Opisthocomus hoazin)
Clements 1st edition:
Hoatzin ( Opisthocomus hoazin)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Hoatzin ( Opisthocomus hoazin)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Opisthocomus hoazin
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Opisthocomus hoazin
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Opisthocomus hoazin
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Opisthocomus hoazin

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Arawak: Marodi-firobêro
Azerbaijani: Cənubi Amerika hoatsini
Bashkir: гоацин , гоацин-тауыҡ
Bengali: হ঴ায়াৎচ঳ন , হ঴ায়াটচজন
Bengali (transliteration): hōẏāṭajina, hōẏāṯsina
Catalan: Hoatzín
Carib: Sesira, Tokolo
Czech: Hoacin chocholatý
Danish: Hoatzin
German: Hoatzin, Schopfhuhn
Emerillon: Dzadza
English: Andean Coot, Hoatzin
English, HBW: Hoatzin
English (IOC): Hoatzin
English (United States): Hoatzin
Esperanto: Hoacino, Opistokomo
Spanish: Chenchena, Hoazin, hoazín
Spanish (Colombia): Chenchena, Pava hedionda
Spanish (Ecuador): Hoatzín
Spanish (Spain): Hoazín
Spanish (HBW): Hoatzin
Spanish (Peru): Hoazín
Spanish (Venezuela): Chenchena, Guacharaca de Agua
Estonian: hoatsiin
Finnish: haisukäki, haisulintu, hoatsin, hoatsin (haisukäki), Töyhtökana
French: Hoazin, Hoazin huppé, Sasa
Guianese Creole French: Sasa
Croatian: hoacin
Hungarian: hoacin
Icelandic: Sígaunafugl
Italian: Hoatzin, Hoazin
Japanese (romaji): tsumebakei
Japanese: ツメバケイ
Kara-Kalpak: гоацин
Kazakh: айдарлы тауық, гоацин
Karipúna Creole French: Sassa
Kirghiz: гоацин
Scientific: Opisthocomus hoazin, Opithocomus hoazin, Phasianus cristatus, Phasianus Hoazin
Lithuanian: Hoacinas
Dutch: Hoatzin
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hoatzin
Norwegian: Hoatzin
Wayampi: Sasa
Palikúr: Hëulú
Polish: hoacyn
Portuguese: aturiá, catingueira, catingueiro, Cigana, hoazin, jacu-cigana
Portuguese (Brazil): aturiá, catingueira, catingueiro, Cigana, hoazin, jacu-cigana
Portuguese (Portugal): Cigana
Russian: Гоацин
Slovak: Hoacin chochlatý
Serbian: Hoacin
Sranan: Hoatzin
Swedish: hoatzin, Zigenarfågel
Tajik: гоасин
Turkish: Hoatzin
Ukrainian: Гоацин
Uzbek: гоацин
Wayana: Akawakëimë
Chinese: 麝雉
Chinese (Traditional): 麝雉

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