Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii) [XC334256]
by Frank Lambert from Santa Ana, Provincia de San Jos\u00e9 (United World College Costa Rica), Costa Rica (song)
Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii) [XC552952]
by id from Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota).
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
goldmani Nelson, 1900 - Eastern Mexico (Veracruz, northern Oaxaca, Tabasco) and neighbouring Guatemala (Petén). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota).
exiguus Ridgway, 1912 - Yucatán Peninsula. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota).
lessonii Lesson, 1842 - Southern Mexico (Chiapas) east to western Panama. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota).