Turquoise-browed Motmot

Eumomota superciliosa (Sandbach, 1837)

Momotidae — Motmots

Turquoise-browed Motmot, Eumomota superciliosa, breeds in Middle America from south-east Mexico to north-west Costa Rica. It is a motmot in the family Momotidae and is the only member of its genus. In this range it is found in open country, including forest margins, gallery forest and scrub, and it is especially associated with dry forest. It favours places with varied tree cover, a low open canopy and thick undergrowth. The bird has a grey-blue body, a rufous back and belly, a blue line above the eye, a black throat patch edged in blue, and racket-shaped tail tips with long bare shafts.

Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Momotidae — Motmots
Breeding range
Middle America: s, se Mexico to nw Costa Rica
Turquoise-browed Motmot
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Tours where you can spot this bird

12 tours in Mexico 10, Costa Rica 1, El Salvador 1

Costa Rica Escape Part II: Caribbean Foothills and Wetlands
Costa Rica Escape Part II: Caribbean Foothills and Wetlands
Costa Rica / San José Group tour 9 days

A nine-day Costa Rica birding journey through Arenal, northern border wetlands and Tenorio foothill forest, with boat excursions and targets...

From USD 5,960 Next: Feb 21, 2027
Private Half-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Private Half-Day Birding Tour near Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 6h

An easy private half-day from Merida visiting productive local birding sites with SUV transport and a spotting scope....

From USD 150
Private Half-Day Southern Yucatan Jungle Birding Tour
Private Half-Day Southern Yucatan Jungle Birding Tour
Mexico / Merida Private tour 6h

A private morning from Merida into the more humid forests of southern Yucatan, with an easy two-to-three-kilometre birding walk....

From USD 175
Private 3-Hour Birding Tour near Merida
Private 3-Hour Birding Tour near Merida
Mexico / Merida Private tour 3h

A compact private early-morning tour choosing either dry forest and ranches near Merida or Progreso mangroves and mudflats....

From USD 125
Private 4-5 Hour Akumal and Uxuxubi Birding Tour
Private 4-5 Hour Akumal and Uxuxubi Birding Tour
Mexico / Akumal Private tour 5h

A private morning in the 13,000-hectare Uxuxubi Al Natural reserve near Akumal, exploring mature forest, ponds and a cenote with a local gui...

From USD 165
Private Urban Forest Birding Tour in San Salvador
Private Urban Forest Birding Tour in San Salvador
El Salvador / San Salvador Private tour 1 day

Explore a regenerated urban forest in San Salvador with biologist, photographer and private birding guide Rodolfo Walsh on a four-hour outin...

From USD 80
Custom Yucatan Birding and Nature Photography Tour
Custom Yucatan Birding and Nature Photography Tour
Mexico / Yucatan Peninsula Private tour 1 day

A custom birding and nature photography experience in the Yucatan Peninsula, designed around target birds, family needs or Maya-history inte...

Classic 9-Day Yucatan Birding Route
Classic 9-Day Yucatan Birding Route
Mexico / Cancun Group tour 9 days

A relaxed 9-day Yucatan Peninsula birding route through Cancun, Cozumel, Rio Lagartos, Valladolid, Coba, Muyil and Felipe Carrillo Puerto....

Riviera Maya Area Birding Day
Riviera Maya Area Birding Day
Mexico / Riviera Maya Private tour 1 day

A flexible Riviera Maya birding day from Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum or nearby resorts....

Puerto Morelos Toh Reserve Birding
Puerto Morelos Toh Reserve Birding
Mexico / Puerto Morelos Private tour 1 day

A Puerto Morelos birding visit to Toh Reserve for Yucatan forest birds, migrants and Riviera Maya birders with limited time....

Chichen Itza and Chankom Birding Morning
Chichen Itza and Chankom Birding Morning
Mexico / Chichen Itza Private tour 1 day

A sunrise birding morning around Chankom and Chichen Itza for Yucatan endemics, forest birds and optional Maya ruins....

Uxmal and Puuc Route Birding Day
Uxmal and Puuc Route Birding Day
Mexico / Uxmal Private tour 1 day

A birding day around Uxmal and the Puuc Route for Yucatan endemics, low forest birds and optional archaeology....