Motmots (Momotidae)
Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) - HBW 6, p. 279
French: Motmot nain
German: Zwergmotmot
Spanish: Momoto Enano
Taxonomy: Hylomanes Momotula M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1839, Valle Real, Mexico.
Highly distinctive, with no obvious close relatives; usually regarded as primitive. Geographical variation probably clinal; further study needed. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- momotula M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1839 - S Mexico (from S Veracruz and NE Oaxaca) E to extreme E Nicaragua; probably this race in NW Costa Rica (Cordillera de Guanacaste, mainly on Pacific slope).
- chiapensis Brodkorb, 1938 - S Mexico (Pacific slope of Chiapas) E to extreme W El Salvador.
- obscurus Nelson, 1911 - Panama (from Veraguas) E to NW Colombia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Eating an insect and perched Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize
Wayne Hall 18 February 2011 46 weeks ago 56 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a branch, moving the tail and changing its position. Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp chiapensis)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
A bird calling and being joined by its mate. Locality Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica (ssp obscurus)
Richard Garrigues 2 May 2010 1 year ago 21 sec 3.3 -
A perched bird Locality El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 37 weeks ago 1 min 3 -
A bird perched in the forest midstorey Locality El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2010 48 weeks ago 52 sec 3 -
A partially obscured bird perched and showing its blue eyebrows Locality Canopy Lodge, El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province, Panama (ssp obscurus)
Dave Jackson 11 April 2007 4 years ago 15 sec 2.8
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A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Los Andes Private Reserve, Suchitepéquez Department, Guatemala (ssp chiapensis)
Knut Eisermann 31 August 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Individual perched on a moss-covered branch deep in the rain forest.
Locality Celeste Mountain Lodge, Bijagua, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Miriam Bauman 9 February 2011 45 weeks ago 2.8
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