Translingual

Opisthocomus hoazin

Proper noun

Opisthocomidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Opisthocomiformes – the hoatzin and extinct relatives.

Hyponyms

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

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276