Opisthocomidae

Opisthocomids Temporal range: Late Eocene - Recent, Late Eocene–0 PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Order:	Opisthocomiformes L'Herminier, 1837
Family:	Opisthocomidae Swainson, 1837
Genera
?†Foro  ?†Hoatzi  ?†Onychopteryx †Hoazinoides †Namibiavis †Protoazin †Hoazinavis Opisthocomus
Synonyms
Foratidae Olson 1992 Hoazinoididae Rasmussen 1997 Onychopterygidae Cracraft 1971

Opisthocomidae is a group of birds, the only named family within the order Opisthocomiformes. The only living representative is the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) which lives in the Amazon and the Orinoco delta in South America. Several fossil species have been identified, including one from Africa and one from Europe.

Based on the work of Mayr & De Pietri 2014.

†Namibiavis

†Protoazin

†Hoazinavis

Opisthocomus

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