Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusHylomanes
- SpeciesHylomanes momotula (Tody Motmot)
Closest Relatives at Pico Bonito National Park
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
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 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 11 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 14 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tody Motmot in Pico Bonito National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Tody Motmot sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tody Motmot in Pico Bonito National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tody Motmot in Pico Bonito National Park in our monthly data.