Motmots

Lesson's Motmot

Momotus lessonii

The Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii) is a 115 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Motmots

Order

Coraciiformes

Weight

115 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua.

Where to see it: Ecoparque El Espino (El Salvador); RNP Chajbaoc (Guatemala); Parque del Bicentenario (ANP El Espino-Bosque Los Pericos) (El Salvador); Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); Curi-Cancha Refugio de Vida Silvestre (Costa Rica).

Photo: (c) Ricard Busquets Reverte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist