Genus

Wide-billed Motmots

Electron

2 species in our catalog · found in 23 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
GenusElectron (Wide-billed Motmots)

Species in this group

Electron platyrhynchum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Electron carinatum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wide-billed Motmots

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~40%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~40%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~40%
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~30%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~20%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~20%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
5	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	~20%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~20%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~20%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~20%
7	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
8	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	~10%
	Keel-billed Motmot			~10%
9	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
12	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Broad-billed Motmot			~10%
13	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
14	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
15	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
16	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
17	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 2	<5%
	Keel-billed Motmot			<5%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
21	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Broad-billed Motmot			<5%

Wide-billed Motmots

Species in this group

Broad-billed Motmot

Keel-billed Motmot

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wide-billed Motmots

Parks Ranked