Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus)

Family
Momotidae (Motmots)

Size
30.50 - 35.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Swainson, 1827

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Guatemala, Mexico.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A burred, low-pitched 'h-rr-oot'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus) [XC446513]
by Richard E. Webster from Parque La Colorada, \u00c1lamos, Sonora, Mexico (call, interaction calls)

Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus) [XC352706]
by Richard E. Webster from Tecuitata (pueblo), San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico (song)

Subspecies
Isolated southern population castaneiceps has been proposed as possibly representing a distinct species.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

vanrossemi Moore, RT, 1932 - North-western Mexico in southern Sonora and northernmost Sinaloa, and adjacent south-western Chihuahua.
mexicanus Swainson, 1827 - Sinaloa and Durango south to Guerrero, western Oaxaca and extreme western Veracruz.
saturatus Nelson, 1897 - Eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas, and adjacent south-western Guatemala.
castaneiceps Gould, 1855 - Interior Guatemala, mainly in Motagua Valley.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Russet-crowned Motmot (Momotus mexicanus) - 10 files

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