Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus)

Family
Momotidae (Motmots)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.

Eastern and southern Brazil (Bahia and central Goi�s south to northern Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (43)...)

Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) [XC340044]
by Rodrigo Dela Rosa from Parque Estadual Intervales. Barra Grande, Brazil (song)

Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) [XC299140]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Itarar\u00e9, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii), and often regarded as conspecific. Proposed Brazilian subspecies aeruginosus (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), septentrionalis (S�o Paulo) and abreui (Paran�) shown in recent study all to be based on individual variation, without geographical significance. Form berlai (Goi�s) regarded as an invalid name.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) - 10 files

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