Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa(Sandbach, HR, 1837)
English (US) Turquoise-browed Motmot
The Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Momotidae (Motmots) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Eumomota superciliosa
- Family
- Momotidae (Motmots)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Turquoise-browed Motmot
- Described by
- (Sandbach, HR, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Eumomota superciliosa bipartita
- Eumomota superciliosa superciliosa
- Eumomota superciliosa vanrossemi
- Eumomota superciliosa sylvestris
- Eumomota superciliosa apiaster
- Eumomota superciliosa euroaustris
- Eumomota superciliosa australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyronites superciliosus
- Described by
- (Sandbach, HR, 1837)
- Type locality
- Mexico = Campeche.
- Original description
- The Athenæum. Journal of Literature, Science, and the Fine Arts no.517 p.69
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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