The blue-capped motmot or blue-crowned motmot (Momotus coeruliceps) is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico. This species and the Lesson's Motmot, Whooping Motmot, Trinidad Motmot, Amazonian Motmot, and Andean Motmot were all considered conspecific.

The blue-capped motmot or blue-crowned motmot (Momotus coeruliceps) is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico. This species and the Lesson's Motmot, Whooping Motmot, Trinidad Motmot, Amazonian Motmot, and Andean Motmot were all considered conspecific.

Large motmot of humid forest and edge in tropical lowlands and foothills of northeast Mexico. Perches at all levels, usually in shady areas. Crown solidly blue, rather than blue with a big black central patch as on Lesson’s Motmot, which occurs to the south.

2006年11月14日 · Similar to all members of the motmot genus, the blue-crowned motmot has a large head with down curved, short, broad beak, which is serrated along the upper edge. Their tarsi (feet) are unique in that they are particularly short with a middle toe almost completely fused to the inner toe and only one rear toe.

2024年10月10日 · The Blue-Crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) is found in forests and woodlands across South and Central America, from Mexico extending south to Argentina. This specie is characterized for its beautiful iridescent blue, green, and tawny shades.

2022年9月16日 · The Blue-crowned Motmot found from southern Mexico through Central America into western Panama, is now to be called the Blue-diademed Motmot (Momotus lessonii). This new name doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, does it?

The blue-crowned motmot can exist in the Pacific lowlands, with long and severe dry seasons, in deforested highland areas inhabiting coffee plantations, with low shade trees, patches of light secondary woods, thickets, hedgerows, shady gardens, and wooded ravines.

Blue-Crowned Motmots, as their name suggests, have fluorescent blue feathers on top of their heads. The rest of their plumage is green and blue. They have short, down-curved bills and reddish-orange eyes.

The blue-capped motmot or blue-crowned motmot is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico. This species and the Lesson's Motmot, Whooping Motmot, Trinidad Motmot, Amazonian Motmot, and Andean Motmot were all …

2025年1月30日 · Scientists have reconsidered the species label “Blue-crowned Motmot,” after noticing distinctive differences among a few different birds called “Blue-crowned Motmot.” They now recognize this group as including several separate species, such as the Amazonian Motmot.