Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota)
About the Amazonian Motmot
The Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) is a colorful coraciiform bird in the family Momotidae. It is found in the Amazon lowlands and low Andean foothills from eastern Venezuela to eastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. The Amazonian motmot and the blue-capped (Momotus coeruleiceps), whooping (M. subrufrescens), Trinidad (M. bahamensis), Lesson's (M. lessonii), and Andean motmots (M. aequatorialis) were all at one time considered conspecific. The Amazonian motmot has nine recognized subspecies; they are listed in the "Distribution and habitat" section below.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 203 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.