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Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

Striking large bird

Habitat:

Ecuadorian Lowlands: Sacha Lodge

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Comments (25)
ceherzog
Yes, they are rather common near the lodge....but a treat for us to see.
KarenL
Very cool! We were lucky to see several pairs of hoatzins while in Yasuni.
ceherzog
Thanks for the nice comment Antonio.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Great spotting ceherzog,a realy great photo and beautiful bird,congrats and thanks for sharing
ceherzog
Thanks for the nice comments!
Ava T-B
Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082378
ceherzog
The first one is a female on the nest, and you can't see much of the wing color (not sure if they are sexually dimorphic)...maybe the light...but I did not alter the color.
RiekoS
I wonder if second and third pictures are more true to colors (first one is brown)?
Debbie Stewart
sounds perfect now all I need to do is fit it in with all the other places on my list...oh and go and buy a lottery ticket first haha!!
ceherzog
We were there for 5 days and saw 175 species of birds...it's a neat place...hot, humid, & buggy at times but pretty darn wonderful...great food too! Thanks Debbie
Debbie Stewart
Great shots! I think I definitely need to get to Sacha lodge. How long did you go for Ceherzog?

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PublishedMarch 12, 2013

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