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Local Name is Stinky Turkey! Our guides called this fairly widespread bird a stinky Turkey. Somewhere in my lists I have the correct name which I will find soon! Ecuador,Fall,Geotagged,Hoatzin,Opisthocomus hoazin Click/tap to enlarge

Local Name is Stinky Turkey!

Our guides called this fairly widespread bird a stinky Turkey. Somewhere in my lists I have the correct name which I will find soon!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I think it's the Hoatzin. Nice find! Posted 9 years ago

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The Hoatzin

The hoatzin 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 the only extant species in the genus "Opisthocomus" which is the only extant genus in the Opisthocomidae family under the order of Opisthocomiformes.

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Similar species: Hoatzin
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded May 28, 2016. Captured Apr 20, 2009 15:10 in Unnamed Road, Edén, Ecuador.
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  • FinePix S5700 S700
  • f/3.5
  • 1/147s
  • ISO100
  • 63.3mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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