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Motmots
Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota
Blue-crowned Motmot
Momotus momota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Momotidae
GR Gray, 1840
Genera

The motmots or Momotidae are a family of tropical birds in the near passerine order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. The Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota, is a colourful Near-passerine Bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico, Central Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful Near passerine Birds including the Kingfishers the Hoopoe, the Bee-eaters the George Robert Gray FRS ( July 8, 1808 - May 6, 1872) was an English zoologist and Author and Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year UserPolbot. -->The Blue-throated Motmot ( Aspatha gularis) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae Baryphthengus is a genus of Birds in the family Momotidae. It contains tropical birds found in the Rainforests of South America Electron is a genus of the Motmots a family of Neotropical Near passerine Birds The genus has two species The Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) is a colourful medium-sized Bird of the Motmot family Momotidae UserPolbot. -->The Tody Motmot ( Hylomanes momotula) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae Momotus is a genus of the Motmots a family of tropical Near passerine Birds The genus has three species In Biological classification, family ( Latin Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Near passerine or higher land-bird assemblage are terms often given to Arboreal Birds or those most often believed to be related to the true Passerines The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful Near passerine Birds including the Kingfishers the Hoopoe, the Bee-eaters the Kingfishers are small bright colored Birds of the three families Alcedinidae ( River kingfishers, Halcyonidae ( Tree kingfishers, and Cerylidae ( Water The bee-eaters are a group of Near passerine Birds in the family Meropidae The rollers are an Old World family of Near passerine Birds related to the Kingfishers and Bee-eaters The group gets its name

These are medium-sized species of dense forests. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. They are restricted to the tropical New World (though a fossil has been found in Switzerland; see below). The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation These birds have colorful plumage and long, graduated tails, which they move back and forth in a wag-display that commonly draws attention to an otherwise hidden bird. Research indicates that motmots perform the wag-display when they detect predators (based on studies on Turquoise-browed motmot) and that the display is likely to communicate that the motmot is aware of the predator and is prepared to escape. This form of interspecific pursuit-deterrent signal provides a benefit to both the motmot and the predator: the display prevents the motmot from wasting time and energy fleeing, and the predator avoids a costly pursuit that is unlikely to result in capture.

There is also evidence that the male tail, which is slightly larger than the female tail, functions as a sexual signal in the turquoise-browed motmot.

In all but the first two species listed below, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off due to abrasion with substrates, or fall off during preening, leaving a length of bare shaft, thus creating the racket shape of the tail. It was however wrongly believed in the past that the Motmot shaped its tail by plucking part of the feather web to leave the racket. This was based on inaccurate reports made by Charles William Beebe. Charles William ("Will" Beebe ( July 29, 1877 &ndash June 4, 1962) was an American naturalist, explorer [1]. It has since been shown that these barbs are weakly attached and fall off due to abrasion with substrates and during routing preening.

Motmots eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also take fruit. In Costa Rica, Dr. Terry L. Master observed a Broad-Billed Motmot feeding poison dart frogs to its chicks.

Like most of the Coraciiformes, motmots nest in tunnels in banks, laying about four white eggs.

The Turquoise-browed Motmot is a national bird in Nicaragua (known as the guardabarranco, "ravine-guard") and in El Salvador (known there as Torogoz). Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.


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Species list

A fossil genus of Oligocene prehistoric motmots from Switzerland has been described as Protornis. UserPolbot. -->The Tody Motmot ( Hylomanes momotula) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae UserPolbot. -->The Tody Motmot ( Hylomanes momotula) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae UserPolbot. -->The Blue-throated Motmot ( Aspatha gularis) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae UserPolbot. -->The Blue-throated Motmot ( Aspatha gularis) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae Momotus is a genus of the Motmots a family of tropical Near passerine Birds The genus has three species UserPolbot. -->The Russet-crowned Motmot ( Momotus mexicanus) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae The Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota, is a colourful Near-passerine Bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico, Central The Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota, is a colourful Near-passerine Bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico, Central Baryphthengus is a genus of Birds in the family Momotidae. It contains tropical birds found in the Rainforests of South America The Rufous Motmot, Baryphthengus martii, is a Near-passerine Bird which is a resident breeder in rain forests from northeastern Honduras south UserPolbot. -->The Rufous-capped Motmot ( Baryphthengus ruficapillus) is a species of Bird in the Electron is a genus of the Motmots a family of Neotropical Near passerine Birds The genus has two species UserPolbot. -->The Keel-billed Motmot ( Electron carinatum) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae family UserPolbot. -->The Broad-billed Motmot ( Electron platyrhynchum) is a species of Bird in the Momotidae The Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) is a colourful medium-sized Bird of the Motmot family Momotidae The Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) is a colourful medium-sized Bird of the Motmot family Momotidae FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene period and extends from about 33 Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation A partial momotid humerus found in early Hemphilian (Late Miocene, c. The humerus is a Long bone in the Arm or Forelimb that runs from the Shoulder to the Elbow. The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. 8 mya) deposits in Alachua County, USA has not been named; it might belong to an extant genus (Becker 1986). In Astronomy, Geology, and Paleontology, mya or " mya " is an abbreviation for "million years ago". Alachua County is a County located in the US state of Florida.

Notes

  1. ^ Beebe, W. 1910. Racket formation in the tail-feathers of the motmots. 1910 Zoologica, 1 (5): 140-149

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