Blue-capped Motmot
Momotus coeruliceps(Gould, J, 1836)
English (US) Blue-capped Motmot
The Blue-capped Motmot (Momotus coeruliceps) 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.
Range: northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León and Tamaulipas to northern Veracruz)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Momotus coeruliceps
- Family
- Momotidae (Motmots)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-capped Motmot
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Prionites coeruliceps
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1836)
- Type locality
- Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.4, no.38 p.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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