Momotus (Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots)

Genus

Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots

Momotus

7 species in our catalog · found in 60 parks

Species in this group

Trinidad Motmot
LC Endemic

Trinidad Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus bahamensis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Lesson's Motmot
LC

Lesson's Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus lessonii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Amazonian Motmot
LC

Amazonian Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus momota

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Whooping Motmot
LC

Whooping Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus subrufescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Russet-crowned Motmot
LC

Russet-crowned Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Andean Motmot
LC

Andean Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus aequatorialis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Blue-capped Motmot
LC Endemic

Blue-capped Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus coeruliceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Blue-crowned and Russet-crowned Motmots

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 7
~80%
2 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
~60%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~60%
4 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~50%
5 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 7
~50%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~50%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
~50%
8 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
~40%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 7
~40%
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
~40%
11 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~30%
12 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
1 of 7
~30%
13 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 7
~30%
14 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 7
~30%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~30%
16 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 7
~30%
17 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~30%
18 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~30%
19 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~30%
20 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 7
~30%
21 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
~30%
22 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 7
~20%
23 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 7
~20%
24 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
~20%
25 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~20%
26 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
~20%
27 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~20%
28 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~20%
29 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 7
~20%
30 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 7
~20%
31 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~20%
32 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 7
~20%
33 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 7
~10%
34 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 7
~10%
35 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 7
~10%
36 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~10%
37 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 7
~10%
38 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 7
~10%
39 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~10%
40 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 7
~10%
41 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 7
~10%
42 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
~10%
43 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~10%
44 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 7
~10%
45 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~10%
46 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%
47 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%
48 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
1 of 7
<5%
49 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 7
<5%
50 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%
51 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
<5%
52 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%
53 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 7
<5%
54 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
<5%
55 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%
56 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
<5%
57 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%
58 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 7
<5%
59 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%
60 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 7
~30%
2 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
1 of 7
~30%
3 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 7
~20%
4 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 7
~20%
5 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
~20%
6 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
~20%
7 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 7
~10%
8 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 7
~10%
9 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 7
~10%
10 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
~10%
11 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 7
~10%
12 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 7
<5%
13 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 7
<5%
14 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 7
<5%
15 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
1 of 7
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Barcelona Zoo 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
4 Parc des oiseaux 🇫🇷 France In captivity
5 San Diego Zoo Safari Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
6 Minnesota Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Parc zoologique de Montpellier 🇫🇷 France In captivity
9 Sedgwick County Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
10 Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
11 Milwaukee County Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
12 Phoenix Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Birmingham Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Louisville Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Xcaret 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
17 Berlin Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
18 Woodland Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
19 Moody Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
20 Houston Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Bird Paradise 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
22 Aquarama Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
23 Cleres Zoological Park 🇫🇷 France In captivity
24 Lincoln Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
25 Rainforest Wild Asia 🇸🇬 Singapore In captivity
26 Roger Williams Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
27 Aviario Nacional de Colombia 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
28 Topeka Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
29 Henry Vilas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
30 Reid Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
31 Mangal das Garças 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
32 Parque de la Conservación 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
33 Parque Zoológico Nacional Simón Bolívar 🇨🇷 Costa Rica In captivity
34 Staten Island Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Universeum 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
36 Aquarium Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
37 Dallas World Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
38 National Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
39 Bird Kingdom 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
40 Cali Zoo 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
41 The Zoo In Forest Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity

Challenges

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