Trinidad Motmot
Momotus bahamensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusMomotus (Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots)
- SpeciesMomotus bahamensis (Trinidad Motmot)
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
📅 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 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Trinidad Motmot in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 89% of visitor-days record a Trinidad Motmot sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 368 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Trinidad Motmot in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Trinidad Motmot in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.