The turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and ...

Plumage distinctive, with turquoise brow, turquoise-blue wings and tail with big rackets. Nests colonially at cenotes (sacred wells) in some Maya ruins of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; motmot nests are burrows dug in banks, like a kingfisher.

The turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa ) also known as Torogoz, is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it …

Turquoise-browed mot­mots are monomor­phic birds that have an av­er­age mass of 66.5 g, and are ap­prox­i­mately 34 cm long. Males are slightly larger than fe­males. They con­sist of mix­ture of green and red earth tones with turquoise ac­cents.

2020年3月4日 · Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.tubmot1.01

Known for its vivid coloration and unique tail feathers, this bird is not only a delight to birdwatchers but also plays a significant role in the ecosystems it inhabits. Adult turquoise-browed motmots are medium-sized birds with long, racket-shaped tail feathers.

Turquoise-browed Motmot. Kingdom. Animalia. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Eumomota. Species. Eumomota superciliosa. Identification Numbers. TSN: 554539. Geography. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

2023年6月25日 · The national bird of El Salvador is the Turquoise-browed Motmot, also known as Guardabarranco in Spanish. This beautiful bird is an iconic species found throughout Central America and is celebrated for its unique appearance and cultural significance.

The Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is found from southeast Mexico to Costa Rica. It prefers deciduous woodland and evergreen gallery forest, or savannas trees, edges of mangroves, and low scrubby thickets.

2014年3月30日 · The Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) also called Torogoz by the inhabitants of El Salvador, Guardabarranco in Nicaragua, and the Toh in the Yucatán Peninsula, is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae.