Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusElectron (Wide-billed Motmots)
- SpeciesElectron carinatum (Keel-billed Motmot)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Keel-billed Motmot in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Keel-billed Motmot sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Keel-billed Motmot in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Keel-billed Motmot in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.