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Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population Keel-billed motmot. E. carinatum (du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) Southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica VU 1,500–7,000 [15] Broad-billed motmot. E. platyrhynchum (Leadbeater, 1829)
The turquoise-browed motmot is a well-known bird in its range. It has acquired a number of local names including guardabarranco ("ravine-guard") in Nicaragua, torogoz in El Salvador (based on its call) and pájaro reloj ("clock bird") in the Yucatán, based on its habit of wagging its tail like a pendulum.
The guardabarranco (turquoise-browed motmot) is Nicaragua's national bird. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nicaragua. The avifauna of Nicaragua included a total of 788 species as of May 2023, according to Bird Checklists of the World. [1] Of them, 142 are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. None are ...
There is also evidence that the male tail, which is slightly larger than the female tail, functions as a sexual signal in the turquoise-browed motmot. In several species of motmots, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off due to abrasion with substrates, or fall off during preening, leaving a ...
The turquoise-browed motmot is the national bird of El Salvador. This is a list of the bird species recorded in El Salvador. The avifauna of El Salvador included a total of 596 species as of April 2024, according to Bird Checklists of the World. [1] Of them, 138 are rare or accidental and six have been introduced by humans.
Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image ... Turquoise-browed motmot: Eumomota superciliosa: 50 000 – 499 999 [32] LC [32] [32] Amazon kingfisher:
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
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