Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula)

Family
Momotidae (Motmots)

Size
16.50 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lichtenstein, 1839

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) [XC257219]
by Peter Boesman from Trail to Quetzel Camp, El Triunfo. start, Mexico (song)

Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) [XC126319]
by Alfonso Auerbach from Los Tarrales, Guatemala (call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

momotula Lichtenstein, 1839 - Southern Mexico (from southern Veracruz and north-eastern Oaxaca) east to extreme eastern Nicaragua; probably this race in north-western Costa Rica (Cordillera de Guanacaste, mainly on Pacific slope).
chiapensis Brodkorb, 1938 - Southern Mexico (Pacific slope of Chiapas) east to extreme western El Salvador.
obscurus Nelson, 1911 - Panama (from Veraguas) east to north-western Colombia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) - 10 files

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