Whooping Motmot

Whooping Motmot

Momotus subrufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Machalilla National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
30–40%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
5 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
8 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
9 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whooping Motmot in Machalilla National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Whooping Motmot sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 115 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whooping Motmot in Machalilla National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Whooping Motmot in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.

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