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Amazonian Motmot
Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Kingfishers, motmots & trogons

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAmazonian Motmot
DutchAmazonemotmot
SpanishMomoto amazónica
Chinese蓝顶翠𫁡
Scientific nameMomotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) is a colorful coraciiform bird in the family Momotidae. It is found in the Amazon lowlands and low Andean foothills from eastern Venezuela to eastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyMomotidae
GenusMomotus

In Suriname

523Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini432
  • Brokopondo46
  • Para7
  • Commewijne3
  • Paramaribo3
  • Wanica1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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