Genus

Wide-billed Motmots

Electron

2 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

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

Species in this group

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Electron platyrhynchum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Electron carinatum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wide-billed 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	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~40%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~40%
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
4	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~30%
5	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~20%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
6	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
7	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~20%
8	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
10	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
11	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
12	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
13	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
16	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
19	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
20	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
21	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
22	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
23	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
24	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
26	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
27	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
29	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
30	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
31	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data

Wide-billed Motmots

Species in this group

Broad-billed Motmot

Keel-billed Motmot

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wide-billed Motmots

Parks Ranked