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Hoatzin
Hoatzin are also called 'stinkbirds' due to their foul odor, which is caused by the fermentation of food in their digestive system.
Surely the Hoatzin is one of the weirdest Amazonian birds. As babies, the chicks have claws on their wings which they use to climb trees. Adults ferment vegetation, much like a cow, albeit in a specialised crop. It gives them a manure-like odour, hence their nickname, the stinkbird.