Motmots (Momotidae)
Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) - HBW 6, p. 280
French: Motmot roux
German: Zimtbrustmotmot
Spanish: Momoto Yeruvá Occidental
Taxonomy: Prionites martii Spix, 1824, Pará, Brazil.
May form a superspecies with B. ruficapillus. Structurally similar and has often been regarded as conspecific, but differences in both voice and plumage now generally considered sufficient to warrant treatment as separate species. Populations of Nicaragua and Costa Rica formerly separated as race costaricensis, on grounds of larger size and fairly minor differences in coloration, but subsequently found to overlap in both aspects with birds from Panama and Colombia, so this form now considered inseparable from semirufus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- semirufus (P. L. Sclater, 1853) - E Honduras, E Nicaragua, Caribbean slopes of Costa Rica and Panama, NW Colombia and W Ecuador W of Andes.
- martii (Spix, 1824) - Amazonian Basin in E Ecuador, SE Colombia and NW Brazil (E to R Tapajós) S to E Peru and N Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A wet bird Locality Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama (ssp semirufus)
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 1 year ago 26 sec 4.8 -
Eating banana Locality Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 1 year ago 36 sec 4.7 -
Two shots of a bird, with a front sight at the end Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp martii)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A back view of a bird standing on a branch, showing blue racquet tipped tail Locality Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama (ssp semirufus)
Dave Jackson 10 April 2007 5 years ago 14 sec 4.5 -
a individual perched next to the nest entrance Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp semirufus)
DAVID ASCANIO 18 July 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4.5 -
A bird resting in a tree and flying away Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp semirufus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 12 sec 4.3
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A close-up of the head of one bird.
Locality Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA), Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp martii)
Joe Tobias 26 October 2004 21 weeks ago 4.6 -
Perched in a tree in the rain.
Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Joseph C. Boone 7 November 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.2 -
Perfect tail feathers for a change.
Locality Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama (ssp semirufus)
Pecky 13 November 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A perched adult bird on the forested slopes of Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica.
Locality Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp semirufus)
Steve Garvie 8 July 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Dorsal view of an adult bird in hand.
Locality Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA), Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp martii)
Joe Tobias 26 October 2004 21 weeks ago 3.8 -
adult in the hand
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp semirufus)
ben lascelles 8 March 2006 3 years ago 3.7
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Song. Locality Lita, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp semirufus)
Nick Athanas 31 August 2006 3 years ago 3
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