Opisthocomiformes is a bird order represented today by a single living family, Opisthocomidae, and a single living species, the hoatzin of the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America. Several fossil species assigned to the order have been identified elsewhere, including in Africa and Europe.
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Hoatzin (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ17189347, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Opisthocomidae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source Wikidata: Opisthocomiformes
Wikidata Q942816, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Hoatzin (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Hoatzin, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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