Amazonian Motmot
Momotus momota(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Amazonian Motmot
The Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) 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
- Momotus momota
- Family
- Momotidae (Motmots)
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Amazonian Motmot
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Momotus momota momota
- Momotus momota microstephanus
- Momotus momota ignobilis
- Momotus momota nattereri
- Momotus momota simplex
- Momotus momota cametensis
- Momotus momota parensis
- Momotus momota marcgravianus
- Momotus momota pilcomajensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ramphastos momota
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.152
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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