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Rufous-capped Motmot

Baryphthengus ruficapillus
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Yeruvá
Juruva-verde
Family: Momotidae
Order: Coraciiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Baryphonus ruficapillus.


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Photography ID: 639089
  Adult
Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/30/2025
Gustavo Marasco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239789506/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Área Cataratas, IguazúDiego Oscar
231788705/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Observatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, Iguazú2Naré Berduc
230496230/04/2025ArgentinaMisionesIguazúGustavo Marasco
201942026/03/2024ArgentinaMisiones600 hectáreas (AICA MI01), Iguazú1Diego Oscar
198104429/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Observatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, Iguazú1Joaquin Tavasci
206856127/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesGüira Oga, Iguazú1Ralph Roberts
186973925/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesHotel Selva de Laurel, Iguazú1Fabricio Candia
186974216/02/2019ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Sendero Ñandú, Iguazú5Fabricio Candia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 23/03/2026.