Whooping Motmot
Momotus subrufescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusMomotus (Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots)
- SpeciesMomotus subrufescens (Whooping Motmot)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Chloroceryle inda
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
📅 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 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whooping Motmot in Chagres National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Whooping Motmot sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whooping Motmot in Chagres National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Whooping Motmot in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.