Opisthocomidae

The family of the opisthocomidés (or Opisthocomidae ) includes/understands only one species, the crested Hoazin ( Opisthocomus hoazin ).

It is large a Oiseau (62-70 cm) Arboricole and Grégaire. It with the developed head decorated with crested, its tail is long and its wings are broad.

One meets it only in the North of the South America, where he attends the wetlands of the tropical forests.

Classification

  • kind Opisthocomus Illiger, 1811

External bonds

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