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Definition of Motmots

Motmot
Motmot Mot"mot, n. [Cf. Momot.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is derived from its note. [Written also momot.]

Meaning of Motmots from wikipedia

- Nicaragua and Costa Rica, motmots have been observed feeding on poison dart frogs. Like most of the Coraciiformes, motmots nest in tunnels in banks, laying...
- motmot and the blue-capped (Momotus coeruleiceps), whooping (M. subrufrescens), Trinidad (M. bahamensis), Lesson's (M. lessonii), and Andean motmots (M...
- or motmots. Before the 21st Century, this species was widely thought to be conspecific with the blue-capped motmot, Lesson’s motmot, whooping motmot, Amazonian...
- Like most of the Coraciiformes, motmots nest in tunnels in banks, laying about three or four white eggs. The Lesson's motmot has three subspecies: M. l. goldmani...
- and the bare feather shafts are longer than in other motmots. Although it is often said that motmots pluck the barbs off their tail to create the racketed...
- is a black eyemask. The call is a low owl-like ooo-doot. Blue-crowned motmots have a body length ranging from 38 to 43 cm (15 to 17 in). These birds...
- some consider to be their own species. They are called the "plain-tailed motmots" and this is because they lack tail racquets. Its range encomp****es the...
- Lesson's (M. lessonii), and Amazonian motmots (M. momota) were all at one time considered conspecific. The Andean motmot has two recognized subspecies, the...
- rufous motmot's breeding and nesting phenology has few reported details. It is ****umed to nest in deep burrows in earthen banks like other motmots. The...
- russet-crowned motmots only found in central Guatemala and could be considered a separate species. Russet-crowned motmots are relatively small motmots that measure...