Opisthocomidae

Translingual

Opisthocomus hoazin

Etymology

Opisthocomus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Opisthocomidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Opisthocomiformes – the hoatzin and extinct relatives, of distant, but highly uncertain relationship to birds of other orders.

Hyponyms

• (family): Opisthocomus (genus)
  • †Hoazinavis, †Hoazinoides, †Namibiavis, †Onychopteryx, †Protoazin (extinct genera)

References

• Opisthocomidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Opisthocomidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Opisthocomus hoazin on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Opisthocomidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Opisthocomidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Opisthocomidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Opisthocomidae at Paleobiology Database
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN