Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Research Station, Manu NP, Peru.
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Camera trapping photo from the Cocha Cashu Biological Research Station, Manu NP, Peru.
February 22, 2025, at El Enseuño, Quindío, Colombia.
Here is an Andean Motmot or Higland Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis). It rained for a good part of the day, so we were content to shoot while under cover from our observation deck that overlooks the rear of the property. El Ensueño hosts a family of Andean Motmots, so they are always present. I don't usually photograph them, having done so many times in the past. Today, with soft light from rain and overcast skies, this one posed nicely for an opportune shot.
This motmot is a large bird, perhaps 46 cm (18 inches) in total length. The Andean Motmot was recently reclassified and is now a separate species from the similar Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota). The Andean Motmot is a common bird found in the Andean highlands of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru at elevations ranging from 1,500 to 3,100 meters.
Seen in Costa Rica. An undocumented food source of this colourful bird is eggs and nestlings of smaller birds.
Amazonasmotmot (Momotus momota)
(c) Werner Kunz
Amazonasmotmot (Momotus momota)
(c) Werner Kunz
Amazonasmotmot (Momotus momota)
(c) Werner Kunz
June 15, 2024, at El Enseuño, Quindío, Colombia.
The Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) is a large bird, perhaps 46 cm (18 inches) in total length. The Andean Motmot was recently reclassified and is now a separate species from the similar Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota). The Andean Motmot inhabits the Andean highlands of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) at Monteverde, Costa Rica, February 2024
Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) at Monteverde, Costa Rica, February 2024
