Hoatzin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q188660
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Summary

Hoatzin is a taxon[1]. Hoatzin ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,621 views/month, #964 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Opisthocomus[5]
  • Taxon name: Opisthocomus hoazin[6]
  • Commons category: Opisthocomus hoazin[7]
  • Commons gallery: Opisthocomus hoazin[8]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
  • Original combination: Phasianus hoazin[12]
  • Short name: O. hoazin[13]
  • Taxon common name: Hoatzin[14], Hoazín[15], Hoazin huppé[16], Hoazin[17], Гоацин[18], ツメバケイ[19], hoatzín[20], hoacin chocholatý[21], hoatsiin[22], hoatsin[23], hoatsin (haisukäki)[24], hoacin[25], hoacyn[26], hoacin chochlatý[27]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
  • Litter size: 2[29]
  • Egg incubation period: 31 day[30]

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Identifiers

Hoatzin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1626[31]. Hoatzin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30419[32]. Hoatzin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512185[33]. Hoatzin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2496202[34]. Hoatzin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176146[35].

Why It Matters

Hoatzin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Hoatzin is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Brazil, South America, Marajó
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2365696
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2'}
    Original combination → Phasianus hoazin
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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