Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotulaLichtenstein, MHC, 1839
English (US) Tody Motmot
The Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) 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
- Hylomanes momotula
- Family
- Momotidae (Motmots)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tody Motmot
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, MHC, 1839
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Hylomanes momotula chiapensis
- Hylomanes momotula momotula
- Hylomanes momotula obscurus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hylomanes Momotula
- Described by
- Lichtenstein, MHC, 1839
- Type locality
- Valle Real, Mexico.
- Original description
- Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin p.449 pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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