Motmots
Momotidae
The motmots or Momotidae are a family of birds in the near passerine order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. All extant motmots are restricted to woodland or forest in the Neotropics, and the largest diversity is in Middle America. They have a colourful plumage and a relatively heavy bill. All except the tody motmot have relatively long tails that in some species have a distinctive racket-like tip.
7 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots
genusMomotus
Eumomota
genusEumomota
Large Motmots
genusBaryphthengus
Wide-billed Motmots
genusElectron
Hylomanes
genusHylomanes
Aspatha
genusAspatha
Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned × Rufous and Rufous-capped Motmots
genushybridMomotus × Baryphthengus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 2122.