Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
María A. García-Amado and Shawn M. Billerman
Version: 2.0 — Published February 21, 2025
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Хоацин |
| Catalan | hoatzín |
| Croatian | hoacin |
| Czech | hoacin chocholatý |
| Dutch | Hoatzin |
| English | Hoatzin |
| English (United States) | Hoatzin |
| Estonian | hoatsiin |
| Finnish | hoatsin |
| French | Hoazin huppé |
| French (Canada) | Hoazin huppé |
| German | Hoatzin |
| Icelandic | Sígaunafugl |
| Japanese | ツメバケイ |
| Norwegian | hoatzin |
| Polish | hoacyn |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cigana |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cigana |
| Russian | Гоацин |
| Serbian | Hoacin |
| Slovak | hoacin chochlatý |
| Spanish | Hoazín |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Hoatzín |
| Spanish (Peru) | Hoazín |
| Spanish (Spain) | Hoazín |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chenchena |
| Swedish | hoatzin |
| Turkish | Hoatzin |
| Ukrainian | Гоацин |
Revision Notes
María A. García-Amado revised the account as part of a partnership with Unión Venezolana de Ornitólogos (UVO). Linda A. Hensley, JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copy edited the account. Audrey Su curated the media.
Opisthocomus hoazin (Müller, 1776)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus Hoazin
Müller, 1776. Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs, p.125.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America = Cayenne, ex Buffon and PL enlum., pi. 337.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- OPISTHOCOMUS
- opisthocomus
- hoazin
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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