Motmots (Momotidae)
Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) - HBW 6, p. 281
French: Motmot oranroux
German: Rotkopfmotmot
Spanish: Momoto Yeruvá Oriental
Taxonomy: Baryphonus ruficapillus Vieillot, 1818, Lima, Peru; error = south-east Brazil.
May form a superspecies with B. martii, and often regarded as conspecific. Despite structural similarities, however, considerable plumage differences and reported difference in voice now generally considered sufficient to warrant treatment as separate species. Proposed Brazilian races aeruginosus (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), septentrionalis (São Paulo) and abreui (Paraná) shown in recent study all to be based on individual variation, without geographical significance; berlai (Goiás) regarded as an invalid name. Monotypic.
Distribution: E & S Brazil (Bahia and C Goiás S to N Rio Grande do Sul), E Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 5 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A bird shaking itself. Locality Misiones Province, Argentina
German Pugnali 15 September 2007 3 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A pair in a tree and flying away Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 5 years ago 38 sec 4 -
perched Locality Candói, Paraná State, Brazil
Leonardo R. Deconto 6 July 2011 30 weeks ago 49 sec 3.3
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Rufous-capped Motmot
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Luiz Carlos da Costa Ribe... 2 November 2011 22 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult perched
Locality Urugua-í Provincial Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp ruficapillus)
Horacio Luna 1 November 2011 13 weeks ago 3.7 -
Feeding on an insect larva
Locality Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Arthur Grosset 13 November 2008 2 years ago 3 -
on a branch
Locality Rio Claro Reserve, Doradal, Antioquía Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 5 July 2010 1 year ago 2.4
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Roll call from a distant bird Locality Rio Doce State Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Andrew_Davis 15 July 2004 2 years ago 3.5
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