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Opisthocomus hoazin
These rather large, peculiar-looking birds were spotted along the banks of the Amazon basin near Puerto Maldonado. We didn't get close enough to verify if they stink as implied by their name.
Spotted on Apr 25, 2009
Submitted on Jun 25, 2011
5 Comments
Cool bird! Please add it to the Birds of Peru Mission! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1251...
Oh my!
Cool. Aren't these the really primitive birds who still have the claws on their wings, that they use to climb around in trees?
Amazing!
What a beautiful bird!