Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusMomotus (Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots)
- SpeciesMomotus lessonii (Lesson's Motmot)
Lesson's motmot (Momotus lessonii) or the blue-diademed motmot, is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of southern Mexico to western Panama. This species and the blue-capped motmot, whooping motmot, Trinidad motmot, Amazonian motmot, and Andean motmot were all considered conspecific. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesson's Motmot sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 200 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea
📅 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 Lesson's Motmot in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Lesson's Motmot sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 200 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lesson's Motmot in Arenal Volcano National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Lesson's Motmot in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.