Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusElectron (Wide-billed Motmots)
- SpeciesElectron platyrhynchum (Broad-billed Motmot)
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Broad-billed Motmot in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Broad-billed Motmot sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 431 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Broad-billed Motmot in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Broad-billed Motmot in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.