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Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Burgo
Udu-de-coroa-azul
Family: Momotidae
Order: Coraciiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Ramphastos momota.

Subspecies:


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Number of Photography: 159

Foto
Photography ID: 675036
  Adult
Costa Rica
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
12/27/2025
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 658358
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/12/2025
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 658329
  Adult
Chapada dos Guimaraes
Mato Grosso
Brazil
09/16/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 657366
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/12/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 656544
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 656543
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655501
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655500
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655499
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 651919
  Adult
Rio largo
Alagoas
Brazil
09/12/2025
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 639786
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
01/08/2025
Gustavo Marasco



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 2



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria09/06/2023BoliviaDepartamento de La PazParque Nacional y ANMI MadidiN/AN/AYesNo
Elsa Longo09/26/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo


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Number of Films: 2




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Number of Records: 334



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242248023/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña Blanca2Dominic Oviedo Löwen
242227522/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña Blanca2Dominic Oviedo Löwen
243884327/12/2025BrazilMato Grosso do SulCosta RicaGlauco Oliveira
238086112/10/2025ArgentinaJujuySendero Guaraní, Parque Nacional CalileguaEnrique Sanz
237645112/10/2025ArgentinaJujuySendero Guaraní, Parque Nacional CalileguaLucas Sanz
237384526/09/2025ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
237115426/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamino entre el estacionamiento y el camping., Parque Nacional CalileguaSergio Cusano
236199219/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaNicolas Olejnik
238067016/09/2025BrazilMato GrossoParque Nacional Chapada dos Guimarães, Chapada dos GuimaraesManuel Godoy
235758212/09/2025BrazilAlagoasIpma, Rio largoEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.