Bird group

Motmots

14 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Amazonian Motmot
Momotus momota
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Amazonian Motmot is a colorful forest bird of Amazon Basin and Guianan forests. It often sits quietly on shaded perches, then sallies…

Andean Motmot
Momotus aequatorialis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Andean Motmot is a colorful forest bird of Andean forests from Colombia and Ecuador south to Peru and Bolivia. It often sits quietly on…

Blue-capped Motmot
Momotus coeruliceps
Least Concern≈ 20K-49,999

The Blue-capped Motmot is a colorful forest bird of northeastern Mexico and adjacent Gulf-slope forests. It often sits quietly on shaded…

Blue-throated Motmot
Aspatha gularis
Least Concern≈ 20K-49,999

The Blue-throated Motmot is a colorful forest bird of highland forests of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. It often…

Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Least Concern≈ 500K-4,999,999

The Broad-billed Motmot is a colorful forest bird of humid forests from Central America through the Amazon Basin. It often sits quietly on…

Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Vulnerable≈ 1.5K-7K

The Keel-billed Motmot is a colorful forest bird of humid Caribbean-slope forests from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. It often sits quietly…

Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Least Concern≈ 500K-4,999,999

The Lesson's Motmot is a colorful forest bird of forests and wooded edges from southern Mexico through Central America. It often sits…

Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Least Concern≈ 5M-49,999,999

The Rufous Motmot is a colorful forest bird of humid lowland and foothill forests from Honduras to western Amazonia. It often sits quietly…

Rufous-capped Motmot
Baryphthengus ruficapillus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-capped Motmot is a colorful forest bird of Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.…

Russet-crowned Motmot
Momotus mexicanus
Least Concern≈ 50K-499,999

The Russet-crowned Motmot is a colorful forest bird of dry forest and thorn scrub of western Mexico. It often sits quietly on shaded…

Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
Least Concern≈ 20K-49,999

The Tody Motmot is a colorful forest bird of humid forests from southern Mexico through Central America to northwestern South America. It…

Trinidad Motmot
Momotus bahamensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Trinidad Motmot is a colorful forest bird of Trinidad and Tobago. It often sits quietly on shaded perches, then sallies for insects,…

Turquoise-browed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Least Concern≈ 500K-4,999,999

The Turquoise-browed Motmot is a colorful forest bird of dry forests and scrub from southeastern Mexico to Costa Rica. It often sits…

Whooping Motmot
Momotus subrufescens
Least Concern≈ 50K-499,999

The Whooping Motmot is a colorful forest bird of dry and humid forest edges from Panama and Colombia to Venezuela and northern Peru. It…