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The turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and ...
Genus Electron – Gistel, 1848 – 2 species ; Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population Keel-billed motmot. E. carinatum (du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)
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 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 ...
The puffbirds are related to the jacamars and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colors of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous, or gray, with large heads and flattened bills with hooked tips. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family.
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.
Tody motmot, Hylomanes momotula; Blue-throated motmot, Aspatha gularis; Russet-crowned motmot, Momotus mexicanus; Blue-capped motmot, Momotus coeruliceps (E) Lesson's motmot, Momotus lessonii; Keel-billed motmot, Electron carinatum (A) (vulnerable) Turquoise-browed motmot, Eumomota superciliosa
Brown cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella) Little cuckoo-dove; ... Turquoise-browed motmot; Tody motmot; Highland motmot; Trinidad motmot; Momotus coeruliceps;