Blue-capped Motmot
Momotus coeruliceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusMomotus (Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots)
- SpeciesMomotus coeruliceps (Blue-capped Motmot)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
📅 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 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-capped Motmot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Blue-capped Motmot sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 182 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-capped Motmot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blue-capped Motmot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.