Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis)

Family
Momotidae (Motmots)

Size
27 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,300 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

Southern Mexico (from eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas) through Guatemala and extreme northern El Salvador to Honduras.

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A 'coot' or 'took', singly or in series.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis) [XC485521]
by Charlie Vogt from Opatoro, Departamento de La Paz, Honduras (call)

Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis) [XC219127]
by Richard E. Webster from Ocosingo road, Chiapas, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis) - 10 files

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