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Hoatzin
The hoatzin ( ) or hoactzin ( ) (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and 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. Despite being the subject of intense debate by specialists, the taxonomic position of this family is still far from clear.
Motacilla citreola
species of bird
Baillon's crake
species of bird
Little Gull
species of bird
Red-crowned Crane
species of bird
Toco Toucan
species of bird
Little Bunting
species of bird
Rustic Bunting
species of bird
Lesser Sand Plover
species of bird
White-crested Cockatoo
endemic parrots' species of Maluku Utara
Azure-winged Magpie
species of bird
Siberian Rubythroat
species of bird
Pied Crow
species of bird
American Golden Plover
species of bird
Red-vented Cockatoo
species of bird
Red-necked Stint
species of bird
Tricolored Heron
species of bird
Moluccan eclectus
species of bird
Red-throated Thrush
species of bird
Village Weaver
species of bird
Siberian Accentor
species of bird
Daurian Jackdaw
species of bird
Hooded Pitta
species of bird
Bengal Florican
species of bird
Siberian Thrush
species of bird
Blue-winged Pitta
species of bird
Pallas's Rosefinch
species of bird
Little Bee-eater
species of bird
Coppersmith Barbet
species of bird
Siberian Blue Robin
species of bird
Black-faced Bunting
species of bird
Cape Sparrow
species of bird
Blue Lorikeet
species of bird
Daurian Redstart
species of bird
Zonotrichia capensis
species of bird
Grey-headed Kingfisher
species of bird
Yellow-browed Bunting
species of bird
Red-necked Amazon
species of bird
Chestnut Bunting
species of bird
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
species of bird
Green-headed Tanager
species of bird
Philepitta castanea
species of bird
Saint Lucia Amazon
species of bird
Javan banded pitta
species of bird
Black-necked Stilt
species of bird
Crithagra mozambica
species of bird
Haemorhous mexicanus
species of bird
African Paradise Flycatcher
species of bird
Capuchinbird
The capuchinbird or calfbird (Perissocephalus tricolor) is a large passerine bird of the family Cotingidae. It is monotypic within the genus Perissocephalus. It is found in humid forests (up to but mostly below 600 m) in north-eastern South America, almost entirely north of the Amazon River and east of Rio Negro (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and The Guianas).
Red-crested Cardinal
species of bird
Red-and-blue Lory
species of bird
Chestnut Woodpecker
species of bird
Cream-colored Woodpecker
species of bird
Chestnut-eared Bunting
species of bird
Austral Parakeet
species of bird
Arundinax aedon
species of bird
Grey-cowled Wood Rail
species of bird
Red-necked Spurfowl
species of bird
Hispaniolan Amazon
species of bird
Psittacara leucophthalmus
species of bird