Hoatzin couple, Inírida river, Colombia

Only seconds after these two were on top of each other, making more crazy birds.

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

What a strange looking bird..with a crazy name! Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  It is one of the weirdest I've seen yet. You should definitely look up some better photos of it online, I did not do it much justice. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    There probably are, but you did well enough! Posted 8 years ago

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