Russet-crowned Motmot
Momotus mexicanus Swainson, 1827
Momotidae — Motmots
Russet-crowned Motmot, Momotus mexicanus, breeds from north-west Mexico to south-west Guatemala and is a resident of dry tropical and subtropical woodland and scrub. It is a motmot of the family Momotidae in the order Coraciiformes. The bird is marked by a russet crown and nape, a green back and wings, a pale green breast with a black spot, and a long blue tail ending in a racket-shaped tip. It also has a black bill, a dark eye-mask edged in blue and violet, and reddish eyes.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Momotidae — Motmots
- Breeding range
- Middle America: nw Mexico to sw Guatemala
