Amazonian Motmot

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Manu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
9 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
10 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
12 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
13 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
15 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Amazonian Motmot in Manu National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Amazonian Motmot sighting in Manu National Park, based on 437 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Amazonian Motmot in Manu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Amazonian Motmot in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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