Motmots (Momotidae)

Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis) - HBW 6, p. 279

French: Motmot à gorge bleue German: Blaukehlmotmot Spanish: Momoto Gorgiazul

Taxonomy: Prionites gularis Lafresnaye, 1840, Guatemala.
Distinctive, with no obvious close relatives. Has been considered primitive on account of its tail lacking racquet tips. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Mexico (from E Oaxaca and Chiapas) through Guatemala and extreme N El Salvador to Honduras.