-
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Lesson's (M. lessonii), and
Amazonian motmots (M. momota) were all at one time
considered conspecific. The
Andean motmot has two
recognized subspecies, the...
- motmot's diet
includes insects, spiders, and snails.
Unlike most
other motmots, it has not been
recorded to eat fruit. It
plucks prey from vegetation...
-
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...
