Family Momotidae (Motmots) [2] - Handbook of the Birds of the World - H. Douglas Pratt

Lesson's motmot at Monteverde, Costa Rica. Photo by John David Curlis.

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Broadbill Motmot

Always nice to run into motmots while in Central and South America. This particular motmot is of the rufous variety. He/she allowed a very close approach, as well as a side angle, enabling me to ph…

At El Ensueño, Quindío, Colombia. Here is an Andean Motmot or Highland Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) soaked from the rain. El Ensueño is host to a family of Andean Motmots. They're always around, but they avoid coming into the open except for dark, cloudy, rainy days like today. It is a large bird, perhaps 46 cm (18 inches) in total length. The Andean Motmot resides in the Andean highlands of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Spectacular motmot of tropical lowlands, mainly in drier areas. Favors dry forest and edge, semiopen areas with scattered trees, gardens. One of the more conspicuous motmots, especially in spring, when often perches on roadside wires and on open branches. Plumage distinctive, with turquoise brow, turquoise-blue wings and tail with big rackets. Nests colonially at cenotes (sacred wells) in some Maya ruins of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; motmot nests are burrows dug in banks, like a kingfisher.

Medium-sized motmot. Green with orange underparts, black mask, and blue crown. Other motmots in its range have orange heads. Found in the under and midstory of a variety of forest habitats, including humid forest, semi-humid forest, and forest edge. It often sits quietly on exposed perches, wagging its tail from side to side. Listen for its song, a low “BOO-boop” with the emphasis on the first syllable; often heard around dawn and dusk.

Medium-sized motmot. Green with orange underparts, black mask, and blue crown. Other motmots in its range have orange heads. Found in the under and midstory of a variety of forest habitats, including humid forest, semi-humid forest, and forest edge. It often sits quietly on exposed perches, wagging its tail from side to side. Listen for its song, a low “BOO-boop” with the emphasis on the first syllable; often heard around dawn and dusk.

Hylomanes momotula, Tody Motmot. Small bird of shady forest understory in humid tropical lowlands from Mexico to Colombia. Sits quietly, mainly at low to middle levels and occasionally wags its tail slowly. Diet includes insects, spiders and snails. Unlike most other motmots, it has not been seen to eat fruit. It plucks prey from vegetation while flying and also captures butterflies and dragonflies on the wing. Its vocalizations is a gruff-sounding 'kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa...', or hollow 'whoop!' notes.

Large motmot of lowland forest and edges from eastern Panama to northwestern South America. Green above and warm rufous below, with a black mask bordered by a dazzling cerulean crown. The crown is not solidly blue, but instead has a circular black patch in the middle as if it’s wearing a yarmulke. Like most other motmots, has conspicuous tail racquets. In typical motmot fashion, perches quietly for long periods of time anywhere from the understory to the canopy, occasionally flicking its tail side to side. Gives a low single “whoop” call.