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. 2008 Aug 8;74(19):5905–5912. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00574-08

FIG. 1.

FIG. 1.

Schematic representation of the hoatzin digestive tract. (A) Location of the crop and expanded esophagus in the hoatzin body. The anterior sternum is much reduced to make room for the large crop. (Reprinted from Natural History [[17] with permission of the publisher.) (B) Extended complete digestive tract of the hoatzin. (Courtesy of Alejandro Grajal.)