The shaggy, chicken-sized hoatzin birds live in tropical forests in the northern part of South America. They have long tails and rounded wings. Their face has no feathers but the skin is blue.

The bird kingdom is filled with intriguing mysteries, from the oldest birds that defy ageing myths to birds who have an ...

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Scientists find new bird species at South America's edge. By Reuters. August 26, 2022 10:38 PM UTC Updated August 26, 2022 A newly identified bird, named 'Rayadito Subantartico ...

A new bird species, named rayadito subantartico, has been identified by scientists on the Diego Ramirez Archipelago on the tip of South America, off the coast of Chile, a report in Nature says.

Today, the seriema, a long-legged bird native to South America that stands up to 3-feet-tall, is thought to be a modern relative of Phorusrhacid.