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Opisthocomidae
Sign in to saveOpisthocomidae is a family of birds, the only named family within the order Opisthocomiformes. The only living representative is the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several fossil species have been identified, including one from Africa and one from Europe.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Opisthocomidae is referenced by 227 other articles, and connects out to bird, Galliformes and Hoatzin.
Vinony files it under Bird families, Extant Eocene first appearances and Herbivorous vertebrates.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderOpisthocomiformes
- FamilyOpisthocomidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Opisthocomiformes
- Image
- Opisthocomus hoazin.jpg
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- taxon name
- Opisthocomidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Opisthocomidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Opisthocomidae
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxon common name
- hoatzinfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Phylogeny
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species by global population
- References
Opisthocomidae is a family of birds, the only named family within the order Opisthocomiformes. The only living representative is the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several fossil species have been identified, including one from Africa and one from Europe.
==Phylogeny== The phylogeny below is based on the work of Hughes & Baker 1999 and Mayr & De Pietri 2014. Traditionally classified among the fowl-like birds (Galliformes), recent studies have favored Opisthocomidae's placement within the Neoaves.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Opisthocomidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.