Family

Motmots

Momotidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 78 parks

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Momotus bahamensis

80–90% · Very likely

Eumomota superciliosa

70–80% · Very likely

Momotus lessonii

60–70% · Likely

Momotus aequatorialis

40–50% · Likely

Electron platyrhynchum

Momotus momota

Momotus subrufescens

Baryphthengus martii

Hylomanes momotula

Baryphthengus ruficapillus

Momotus mexicanus

Electron carinatum

Momotus coeruliceps

Aspatha gularis

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

30–40

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

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	P(≥1)
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	80–90%
	Trinidad Motmot			80–90%
2	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	70–80%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			70–80%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
3	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	70–80%
	Lesson's Motmot			50–60%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Keel-billed Motmot			20–30%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
4	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	70–80%
	Lesson's Motmot			40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			40–50%
	Tody Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	60–70%
	Broad-billed Motmot			30–40%
	Whooping Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			30–40%
6	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	60–70%
	Lesson's Motmot			40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Tody Motmot			10–20%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	60–70%
	Lesson's Motmot			60–70%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
8	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	60–70%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			0–10%
	Tody Motmot			0–10%
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	60–70%
	Tody Motmot			30–40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			0–10%
	Keel-billed Motmot			0–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			0–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			<5%
10	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	60–70%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	50–60%
	Broad-billed Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			20–30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			0–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
12	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	40–50%
	Rufous Motmot			30–40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			10–20%
	Tody Motmot			0–10%
	Whooping Motmot			<5%
14	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Andean Motmot			40–50%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	40–50%
	Amazonian Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			10–20%
	Andean Motmot			Insufficient data
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
17	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			40–50%
18	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			10–20%
	Tody Motmot			0–10%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	40–50%
	Broad-billed Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
21	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Russet-crowned Motmot			30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
	Blue-throated Motmot			Insufficient data
22	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			10–20%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data
23	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	30–40%
	Amazonian Motmot			30–40%
24	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	30–40%
	Whooping Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
25	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	30–40%
	Amazonian Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			0–10%
	Rufous Motmot			0–10%
	Andean Motmot			Insufficient data
26	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Tody Motmot			0–10%
27	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			0–10%
28	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
29	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
30	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Whooping Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			0–10%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
31	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	30–40%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			30–40%
32	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	30–40%
	Amazonian Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
33	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
34	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			0–10%
35	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
36	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
37	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Blue-throated Motmot			Insufficient data
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
38	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
39	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			20–30%
40	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
41	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	20–30%
	Amazonian Motmot			0–10%
	Andean Motmot			0–10%
	Rufous Motmot			0–10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			0–10%
42	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Whooping Motmot			20–30%
43	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Andean Motmot			20–30%
44	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	20–30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			20–30%
45	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	20–30%
	Andean Motmot			20–30%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data
46	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
47	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			20–30%
48	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
49	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
50	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	20–30%
	Amazonian Motmot			10–20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
51	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	10–20%
	Amazonian Motmot			10–20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
52	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	10–20%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
53	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
54	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			0–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
55	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Whooping Motmot			10–20%
56	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Lesson's Motmot			0–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
57	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	0–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			0–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
58	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			0–10%
59	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	0–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			0–10%
60	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Blue-capped Motmot			0–10%
61	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	Rufous Motmot			0–10%
62	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	0–10%
	Andean Motmot			0–10%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
63	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	0–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
64	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	0–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			0–10%
65	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	0–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			0–10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Andean Motmot			<5%
66	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
67	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	0–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
68	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
69	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
70	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			<5%
71	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
72	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			<5%
73	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
74	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
75	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
76	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
77	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
78	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data

Motmots

Species in this group

Trinidad Motmot

Turquoise-browed Motmot

Lesson's Motmot

Andean Motmot

Broad-billed Motmot

Amazonian Motmot

Whooping Motmot

Rufous Motmot

Tody Motmot

Rufous-capped Motmot

Russet-crowned Motmot

Keel-billed Motmot

Blue-capped Motmot

Blue-throated Motmot

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Motmots

Parks Ranked