Broad-billed Motmot

Electron platyrhynchum

Least Concern

The Broad-billed Motmot is a colorful forest bird of humid forests from Central America through the Amazon Basin. It often sits quietly on shaded perches, then sallies for insects, small lizards, and fruit, using its long tail and steady posture as part of its distinctive motmot profile. It is currently assessed as Least Concern, though intact forest, woodland, and nesting sites remain important locally.

Family

Momotidae

Group

Motmots

Range

Broad-billed Motmot Range — Humid forests from Central America through the Amazon Basin

Population

≈ 500K-4,999,999

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