Whooping Motmot
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Whooping Motmot

Momotus subrufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chagres National Park
45 Verified records at Chagres National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The whooping motmot (Momotus subrufescens) is a colorful near-passerine bird in the family Momotidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Whooping Motmot sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park

Rufous Motmot
LC

Rufous Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Baryphthengus martii

30–40% · Possible
Broad-billed Motmot
LC

Broad-billed Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Electron platyrhynchum

10–20% · With luck
Tody Motmot
LC

Tody Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylomanes momotula

5–10% · With luck
Green Kingfisher
LC

Green Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle americana

10–20% · With luck
Ringed Kingfisher
LC

Ringed Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle torquata

5–10% · With luck
Amazon Kingfisher
LC

Amazon Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle amazona

<5% · Rare
Belted Kingfisher
LC

Belted Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle alcyon

<5% · Rare
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
LC

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle inda

Insufficient data
American Pygmy Kingfisher
LC

American Pygmy Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle aenea

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
5 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
8 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
9 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whooping Motmot in Chagres National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Whooping Motmot sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Whooping Motmot in Chagres National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Whooping Motmot in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.

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