Whooping Motmot
Momotus subrufescens Sclater, PL, 1853
Momotidae — Motmots
Whooping Motmot, Momotus subrufescens, is a bird of Middle America and north-western South America, with breeding populations in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. It belongs to the Momotidae family in the order Coraciiformes. The species was described by Sclater, PL, in 1853. It has a long tail with racquet-shaped tips, a black crown edged in blue, and a black face mask outlined in turquoise. Its back and wings are olive-green, while the underparts are dull brown.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Momotidae — Motmots
- Breeding range
- Middle America, South America: c Panama, n Colombia, n Venezuela, w Ecuador and nw Peru
