Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Motmots :: Russet-crowned Motmot

Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus

Described by: Swainson (1827)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Mismaloya, Jalisco, Mexico - Jan 18, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Mismaloya, Jalisco, Mexico - Jan 18, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Cafetal Monte Carlo, near Santa Marķa Xadani, Oaxaca, Mexico - Mar 30, 2002 © James Ownby  near Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico - Feb, 2005 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

Nw. to c. Central America;
Two populations;
(1) Nw. Mexico (Sonora).
(2) Nc. and c. Mexico (sw. Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas s. to Morelos and w. Puebla).
(3) Sw. Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas).
(4) C. Guatemala (an isolated population mostly in the Motagua Valley).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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