Have you ever heard of the smelly bird that has claws on its wings? Yes, such an animal does exist—and it’s called the hoatzin. This bird is known for its rotten scent, thanks to its hardworking ...

ECUADORAN AMAZON — The hoatzin was one of the strangest birds I saw during our trip here last month. Even its name, pronounced wat-sin, sounds peculiar and like something that would arise from the ...

The Amazon's Hoatzin, or "stinkbird," possesses a unique digestive system that ferments leaves, resulting in a cow dung-like odor. This adaptation allows it to consume tough foliage but weakens its ...

Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one of the world's strangest birds. Hatchlings are born with clawed wings — a rare, prehistoric trait — and adults give off a strong, unpleasant ...

Hoatzins sport a mohawk-like crest, neon-blue faces, and red eyes, resembling a funky bird with dramatic cape-like wings. Hoatzins are the only birds with a foregut fermentation system, like cows, to ...

If eating vegetables like broccoli gives you gas, you may be able to relate to the hoatzin. The hoatzin is a South American bird that eats leaves instead of berries, insects or seeds like many other ...

Scientists have examined fossil relatives of the South American Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), which point to African origins for the enigmatic bird. A team comprising German, Brazilian and French ...

As far as birds go, the hoatzin is really doing its own thing. It's a picky eater, an evolutionary mystery, and its babies have a super bizarre adaptation that might not be as uncommon as you'd think.

The expression “strange bird” certainly applies to the Hoatzin (pronounced “watt-seen”), a bird of the Amazon and Orinoco River basins whose every characteristic could be described as strange. For ...

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