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Andean motmot - Wikipedia

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Andean motmot

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Momotidae
Genus:	Momotus
Species:	M. aequatorialis
Binomial name
*Momotus aequatorialis* Gould, 1858

The Andean motmot or highland motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) is a colorful near-passerine bird found from northern Colombia to western Bolivia.^[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

The Andean motmot and the blue-capped (Momotus coeruleiceps), whooping (M. subrufrescens), Trinidad (M. bahamensis), Lesson's (M. lessonii), and Amazonian motmots (M. momota) were all at one time considered conspecific.^[3]^[4]^[5] The Andean motmot has two recognized subspecies, the nominate Momotus aequatorialis aequatorialis and M. a. chlorolaemus.^[2]

Appearance

The Andean motmot is in general typical of its family: It is a large bird with a stout black bill and a long tail with a "racquet" tip. It is 46 to 48 cm (18 to 19 in) long and weighs 143 to 202 g (5.0 to 7.1 oz). Its back, wings, throat, breast, and belly are green. The crown is black, bordered on the sides and rear with a "diadem" of various shades of blue. It has a black "mask" bordered with blue and a black spot or streak in the center of the breast. The racquets are dark blue.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

The Andean motmot is resident in the Andes from Colombia through Ecuador and Peru to La Paz Department in northwestern Bolivia. In Colombia, it occurs in all three major cordilleras, but in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia it is found only along the eastern side of the Andes. In Colombia it ranges in elevation from 1,500 to 3,100 m (4,900 to 10,200 ft), in Ecuador from 1,000 to 2,100 m (3,300 to 6,900 ft), in Peru from 1,000 to 2,400 m (3,300 to 7,900 ft), and in Bolivia from 1,600 to 1,900 m (5,200 to 6,200 ft).^[4]

The Andean motmot primarily inhabits humid montane forest, often near steams. It can also be found along forest edges and in secondary forest.^[4]

Behavior

Feeding

The Andean motmot is omnivorous. It primarily feeds on arthropods but also eats fruit. It has been documented taking a small marsupial of genus Micoureus.^[4]

Breeding

The Andean motmot is assumed to nest in a long burrow in an earth bank like other motmots, but the nest has not been described. A male in breeding condition was collected in September in Colombia.^[4]

Vocalization

The song of the Andean motmot has been described as "a monotone boop-oop" [1], similar to that of rufous motmot.^[4]

Status

The IUCN has assessed the Andean motmot as being of Least Concern.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b BirdLife International (2016). "Highland Motmot Momotus aequatorialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22729189A95009151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22729189A95009151.en. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 19 January 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved January 19, 2021
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Schulenberg, T. S. (2020). Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.higmot1.01 retrieved May 6, 2021
^ Stiles, F. Gary (2009). "A review of the genus Momotus (Coraciiformes:Momotidae) in Northern South America and adjacent areas" (PDF). Ornitología Colombiana. 8: 29–75. ISSN 1794-0915. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

Additional reading

Hilty, S. L. & W. L. Brown (1986). A guide to the birds of Colombia. Princeton. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Ridgely, Robert S.; Greenfield, Paul J. (2001). The Birds of Ecuador: Status, Distribution, and Taxonomy. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.

Taxon identifiers
Momotus aequatorialis	Wikidata: Q10428555 Wikispecies: Momotus aequatorialis ADW: Momotus_aequatorialis Avibase: 6CAC15FBBC46544B BirdLife: 22729189 BOW: higmot1 CoL: 43Z6N eBird: higmot1 EoL: 1064902 GBIF: 2475311 iNaturalist: 144645 IRMNG: 10525834 ITIS: 692717 IUCN: 22729189 NCBI: 2502807 Neotropical: higmot1 Observation.org: 156639 Open Tree of Life: 3596429 Xeno-canto: Momotus-aequatorialis

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