Andean Motmot
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Andean Motmot

Momotus aequatorialis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Puracé National Natural Park
196 Verified records at Puracé National Natural Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Andean motmot or highland motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) is a colorful near-passerine bird found from northern Colombia to western Bolivia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Motmot sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Whooping Motmot
LC

Whooping Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus subrufescens

Insufficient data
Ringed Kingfisher
LC

Ringed Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle torquata

<5% · Rare
Amazon Kingfisher
LC

Amazon Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle amazona

Insufficient data
Green Kingfisher
LC

Green Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle americana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
3 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
6 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Andean Motmot in Puracé National Natural Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Motmot sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 196 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Andean Motmot in Puracé National Natural Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Andean Motmot in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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