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Motmots are birds in the family Momotidae in the order Coraciiformes. There are currently 14 extant species of motmots recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union.[1]

Conventions

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IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
 EX Extinct (0 species)
 EW Extinct in the wild (0 species)
 CR Critically Endangered (0 species)
 EN Endangered (0 species)
 VU Vulnerable (1 species)
 NT Near threatened (0 species)
 LC Least concern (13 species)

Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the motmot's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.

This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird List.[1] Where the taxonomy proposed by the IOC World Bird List conflicts with the taxonomy followed by the IUCN[a] or the 2023 edition of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World,[3] the disagreement is noted next to the species's common name (for nomenclatural disagreements) or scientific name (for taxonomic disagreements).

Classification

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The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognises 14 species of motmots in six genera.[1] This list does not include hybrid species, extinct prehistoric species, or putative species not yet accepted by the IOU.

Family Momotidae

Motmots

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Genus Hylomanes – Lichtenstein, M. H. C., 1839 – 1 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Tody motmot

H. momotula
Lichtenstein, M. H. C., 1839

Three subspecies
  • H. m. chiapensis
  • H. m. momotula
  • H. m. obscurus
Southern Mexico to northwestern Colombia
Map of range 		 LC 


20,000–49,999 Population declining[4]

Genus Aspatha – Sharpe, 1892 – 1 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Blue-throated motmot

A. gularis
(Lafresnaye, 1840) 		Southern Mexico to Honduras
Map of range 		 LC 


20,000–49,999 Population declining[5]

Genus Momotus – Brisson, 1760 – 7 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Russet-crowned motmot

M. mexicanus
Swainson, 1827

Four subspecies
  • M. m. vanrossemi
  • M. m. mexicanus
  • M. m. saturatus
  • M. m. castaneiceps
Northwestern Mexico to southwestern Guatemala
Map of range 		 LC 


50,000–499,999 Population declining[6]

Blue-capped motmot

M. coeruliceps
(Gould, 1836) 		Northeastern Mexico
Map of range 		 LC 


20,000–49,999 Population declining[7]

Lesson's motmot

M. lessonii
Lesson, R. P., 1842

Three subspecies
  • M. l. goldmani
  • M. l. exiguus
  • M. l. lessonii
Southern Mexico to western Panama
Map of range 		 LC 


500,000–4,999,999 Population declining[8]

Whooping motmot

M. subrufescens
Sclater, P. L., 1853

Four subspecies
  • M. s. subrufescens
  • M. s. spatha
  • M. s. osgoodi
  • M. s. argenticinctus
Central and South America
Map of range 		 LC 


50,000-499,999 Population steady[9]

Trinidad motmot

M. bahamensis
(Swainson, 1838) 		Trinidad and Tobago
Map of range 		 LC 


Unknown Population steady[10]

Amazonian motmot

M. momota
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Nine subspecies
  • M. m. momota
  • M. m. microstephanus
  • M. m. ignobilis
  • M. m. nattereri
  • M. m. simplex
  • M. m. cametensis
  • M. m. perensis
  • M. m. marcgravianus
  • M. m. pilcomajensis
Amazon rainforest
Map of range 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[11]

Andean motmot

M. aequatorialis
Gould, 1858

Two subspecies
  • M. a. aequatorialis
  • M. a. chlorolaemus
Andes
Map of range 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[12]

Genus Baryphthengus – Cabanis & Heine, 1859 – 2 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Rufous motmot

B. martii
(Spix, 1824)

Two subspecies
  • B. m. semirufus
  • B. m. martii
Central and South America
Map of range 		 LC 


5,000,000–49,999,999 Population declining[13]

Rufous-capped motmot

B. ruficapillus
(Vieillot, 1818) 		Southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
Map of range 		 LC 


Unknown Population declining[14]

Genus Electron – Gistel, 1848 – 2 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Keel-billed motmot

E. carinatum
(du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) 		Southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica
Map of range 		 VU 


1,500–7,000 Population declining[15]

Broad-billed motmot

E. platyrhynchum
(Leadbeater, 1829)

Six subspecies
  • E. p. minus
  • E. p. platyrhynchum
  • E. p. colombianum
  • E. p. pyrrholaemum
  • E. p. orienticola
  • E. p. chlorophrys
Central and South America
Map of range 		 LC 


500,000–4,999,999 Population declining[16]

Genus Eumomota – Sclater, P. L., 1858 – 1 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Turquoise-browed motmot

E. superciliosa
(Sandbach, 1837)

Seven subspecies
  • E. s. bipartita
  • E. s. superciliosa
  • E. s. vanrossemi
  • E. s. sylvestris
  • E. s. apiaster
  • E. s. euroaustris
  • E. s. australis
Southern Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica
Map of range 		 LC 


500,000–4,999,999 Population declining[17]

Notes

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  1. ^ The IUCN follows the taxonomy proposed by the HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (July 2023). "Todies, motmots, bee-eaters". IOC World Bird List. v 13.2. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7". HBW and BirdLife International. 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ Clements, James F.; Schulenberg, T. S.; Iliff, M. J.; Fredericks, T. A.; Gerbracht, J. A.; Lepage, Denis; Billerman, S. M.; Sullivan, B. L.; Wood, C. L. (2022). "The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022". Clements Checklist. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Hylomanes momotula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682980A152231624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682980A152231624.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Aspatha gularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682983A152200542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682983A152200542.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Momotus mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22683001A163627056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22683001A163627056.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Momotus coeruliceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61634591A163627466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61634591A163627466.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Momotus lessonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61634649A163627947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61634649A163627947.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Momotus subrufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61634657A163628473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61634657A163628473.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Momotus bahamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61634940A95173793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61634940A95173793.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  11. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Momotus momota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61634607A95173087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61634607A95173087.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  12. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Momotus aequatorialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22729189A95009151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22729189A95009151.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  13. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Baryphthengus martii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682995A163629009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682995A163629009.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  14. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Baryphthengus ruficapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682998A92972518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682998A92972518.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  15. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Electron carinatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682989A179184295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682989A179184295.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  16. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Electron platyrhynchum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682986A163629547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682986A163629547.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  17. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Eumomota superciliosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22682992A163630124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22682992A163630124.en. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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