About the Turquoise-browed Motmot
The turquoise-browed motmot is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico, to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and scrubland. It is more conspicuous than other motmots, often perching in the open on wires and fences. From these perches it scans for prey, such as insects and small reptiles. White eggs (3–6) are laid in a long tunnel nest in an earth bank or sometimes in a quarry or fresh-water well. Its name originates from the turquoise color of its brow. It is the national bird of both El Salvador and Nicaragua, where it is known as torogoz and guardabarranco respectively.
Source: Wikipedia
Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Coraciiformes |
| Family | Motmots (Momotidae) |
| Species | Eumomota superciliosa |
| Species Codes | tubmot1, TBMO |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Turquoise-browed Motmot belong to?
The Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) belongs to the Motmots family (Momotidae), in the order Coraciiformes.
How can I identify the Turquoise-browed Motmot?
The turquoise-browed motmot is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico, to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and scrubland. It i...
Where can I report a Turquoise-browed Motmot sighting?
You can log sightings of Turquoise-browed Motmot on eBird (ebird.org) using species code tubmot1, or on iNaturalist.