Family

Motmots

Momotidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 80 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Momotus bahamensis

80–90% · Very likely

Eumomota superciliosa

70–80% · Very likely

Momotus lessonii

60–70% · Likely

Momotus aequatorialis

40–50% · Likely

Hylomanes momotula

30–40% · Possible

Electron platyrhynchum

Momotus momota

Momotus subrufescens

Baryphthengus martii

Baryphthengus ruficapillus

Momotus mexicanus

Electron carinatum

Aspatha gularis

Momotus coeruliceps

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

20–30

Sep

30–40

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see 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	P(≥1)
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	80–90%
	Trinidad Motmot			80–90%
2	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	80–90%
	Lesson's Motmot			40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Tody Motmot			30–40%
	Blue-throated Motmot			20–30%
	Russet-crowned Motmot			Insufficient data
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	70–80%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			70–80%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
4	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	70–80%
	Lesson's Motmot			50–60%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Keel-billed Motmot			20–30%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
5	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	70–80%
	Lesson's Motmot			40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			40–50%
	Tody Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	60–70%
	Broad-billed Motmot			30–40%
	Whooping Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			30–40%
7	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	60–70%
	Lesson's Motmot			40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Tody Motmot			10–20%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	60–70%
	Lesson's Motmot			60–70%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	60–70%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			5–10%
	Tody Motmot			5–10%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	60–70%
	Tody Motmot			30–40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			5–10%
	Keel-billed Motmot			5–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			5–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			<5%
11	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	60–70%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
12	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	50–60%
	Broad-billed Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			20–30%
	Keel-billed Motmot			5–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
13	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	40–50%
	Rufous Motmot			30–40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			10–20%
	Tody Motmot			5–10%
	Whooping Motmot			<5%
15	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Andean Motmot			40–50%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
16	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	40–50%
	Amazonian Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			10–20%
	Andean Motmot			Insufficient data
17	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
18	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			40–50%
19	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
20	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			10–20%
	Tody Motmot			5–10%
21	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	40–50%
	Broad-billed Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
22	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Russet-crowned Motmot			30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
	Blue-throated Motmot			Insufficient data
23	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			10–20%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data
24	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	30–40%
	Amazonian Motmot			30–40%
25	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	30–40%
	Whooping Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
26	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	30–40%
	Amazonian Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			5–10%
	Rufous Motmot			5–10%
	Andean Motmot			Insufficient data
27	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Tody Motmot			5–10%
28	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			5–10%
29	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	30–40%
	Lesson's Motmot			30–40%
	Tody Motmot			<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
30	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3	30–40%
	Whooping Motmot			20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			5–10%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
32	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	30–40%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			30–40%
33	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	30–40%
	Amazonian Motmot			30–40%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
34	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
35	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			5–10%
36	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
37	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Keel-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
38	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Blue-throated Motmot			Insufficient data
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
39	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
40	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			20–30%
41	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
42	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	20–30%
	Amazonian Motmot			5–10%
	Andean Motmot			5–10%
	Rufous Motmot			5–10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			5–10%
43	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Whooping Motmot			20–30%
44	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Andean Motmot			20–30%
45	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	20–30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			20–30%
46	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	20–30%
	Andean Motmot			20–30%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data
47	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
48	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			20–30%
49	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	20–30%
	Lesson's Motmot			20–30%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
50	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
51	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	20–30%
	Amazonian Motmot			10–20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
52	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	10–20%
	Amazonian Motmot			10–20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	10–20%
	Lesson's Motmot			10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Tody Motmot			Insufficient data
54	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
55	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			5–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
56	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Whooping Motmot			10–20%
57	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Lesson's Motmot			5–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
58	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			5–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
59	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			5–10%
60	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	5–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			5–10%
61	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Blue-capped Motmot			5–10%
62	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Rufous Motmot			5–10%
63	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	5–10%
	Andean Motmot			5–10%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
64	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	5–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
65	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	5–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			5–10%
66	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	5–10%
	Amazonian Motmot			5–10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Andean Motmot			<5%
67	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Turquoise-browed Motmot			Insufficient data
68	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	5–10%
	Lesson's Motmot			Insufficient data
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
69	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
70	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
71	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
72	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			<5%
73	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lesson's Motmot			<5%
74	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Motmot			<5%
75	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Rufous Motmot			<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
76	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
77	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
78	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			Insufficient data
	Rufous Motmot			Insufficient data
79	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Amazonian Motmot			<5%
80	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Whooping Motmot			Insufficient data

Motmots

Species in this group

Trinidad Motmot

Turquoise-browed Motmot

Lesson's Motmot

Andean Motmot

Tody Motmot

Broad-billed Motmot

Amazonian Motmot

Whooping Motmot

Rufous Motmot

Rufous-capped Motmot

Russet-crowned Motmot

Keel-billed Motmot

Blue-throated Motmot

Blue-capped Motmot

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Motmots

Parks Ranked