Family

Motmots

Momotidae

13 species in our catalog · found in 80 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Momotus bahamensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Eumomota superciliosa

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Momotus lessonii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Momotus aequatorialis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Hylomanes momotula

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Electron platyrhynchum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Momotus momota

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Momotus subrufescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Baryphthengus martii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Baryphthengus ruficapillus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Momotus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Electron carinatum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Aspatha gularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Motmots

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~90%
	Trinidad Motmot			~90%
2	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	~80%
	Lesson's Motmot			~40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~40%
	Tody Motmot			~40%
	Blue-throated Motmot			~20%
	Russet-crowned Motmot			Insufficient data
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	~80%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~70%
	Lesson's Motmot			~20%
4	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	~80%
	Lesson's Motmot			~50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~30%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
5	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	~70%
	Lesson's Motmot			~50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~40%
	Tody Motmot			~10%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~70%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~40%
	Whooping Motmot			~30%
	Rufous Motmot			~30%
7	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	~70%
	Lesson's Motmot			~40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~30%
	Tody Motmot			~10%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	~70%
	Lesson's Motmot			~60%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	~60%
	Lesson's Motmot			~40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
	Tody Motmot			~10%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	~60%
	Tody Motmot			~30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~30%
	Rufous Motmot			~10%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
	Lesson's Motmot			~10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			<5%
11	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	~60%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~40%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
12	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	~60%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~40%
	Rufous Motmot			~20%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
13	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~40%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~50%
	Rufous Motmot			~30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
	Tody Motmot			~10%
	Whooping Motmot			<5%
15	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~50%
	Andean Motmot			~40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
16	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~50%
	Amazonian Motmot			~30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
	Rufous Motmot			~10%
	Andean Motmot			Insufficient data
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~20%
18	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Lesson's Motmot			~40%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~40%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
20	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~40%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~20%
	Tody Motmot			~10%
21	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	~40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~20%
	Rufous Motmot			~20%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
22	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~40%
	Russet-crowned Motmot			~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~10%
	Blue-throated Motmot			Insufficient data
23	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~40%
	Rufous Motmot			~30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~20%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data
24	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Amazonian Motmot			~40%
25	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~40%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
	Tody Motmot			~10%
26	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~40%
	Whooping Motmot			~30%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
27	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	~40%
	Amazonian Motmot			~30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
	Rufous Motmot			~10%
	Andean Motmot			Insufficient data
28	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
	Tody Motmot			~10%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~30%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			~10%
30	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
31	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~20%
	Lesson's Motmot			~20%
32	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			~30%
33	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~30%
	Amazonian Motmot			~30%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
34	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~20%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
35	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~20%
	Lesson's Motmot			~10%
36	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
37	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
38	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~30%
	Whooping Motmot			~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
39	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~20%
	Blue-throated Motmot			Insufficient data
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
41	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			~30%
42	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Lesson's Motmot			~30%
43	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~30%
	Amazonian Motmot			~10%
	Andean Motmot			~10%
	Rufous Motmot			~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
44	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Whooping Motmot			~20%
45	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Andean Motmot			~20%
46	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			~20%
47	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Andean Motmot			~20%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data
48	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Lesson's Motmot			~20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
49	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			~20%
50	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~20%
	Lesson's Motmot			~20%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
51	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
52	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~20%
	Amazonian Motmot			~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
53	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~20%
	Amazonian Motmot			~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
54	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~10%
	Lesson's Motmot			~10%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
55	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
56	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
57	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Whooping Motmot			~10%
58	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Lesson's Motmot			~10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
59	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			~10%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
60	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Amazonian Motmot			~10%
61	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Amazonian Motmot			~10%
62	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Rufous Motmot			~10%
63	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	Andean Motmot			~10%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
64	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
65	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Amazonian Motmot			~10%
66	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~10%
	Amazonian Motmot			~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Andean Motmot			<5%
67	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
68	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
69	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
70	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
71	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
72	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			<5%
73	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
74	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			<5%
75	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
76	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
77	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
78	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
79	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
80	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data