Bird 420. Turquoise-browed Motmot.
By @jc_wings
✨ A ribbon-tailed jewel of the tropical forests, glowing with turquoise and emerald light.
@Macnjenni Bird Gallery Presentation
🪶 Information
Scientific name: Eumomota superciliosa
Range & habitat: Found across Central America, especially in Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and the Yucatán Peninsula. Prefers open woodland, forest edges, scrubland, and dry tropical forests.
Key features: Brilliant turquoise-blue brow, vivid green body, rusty crown, and long tail with distinctive racket-shaped tips that swing gently while perched.
Diet: Eats insects, small reptiles, fruits, and occasionally tiny frogs.
Nesting: Nests in tunnels dug into earth banks or sandy ground, where both parents help raise the chicks.
Fun fact: The Turquoise-browed Motmot is famous for wagging its tail like a pendulum, possibly to warn predators that it has been spotted.
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An Andean motmots perches on a mossy branch high in Colombia’s Andes. Andean motmots are one of the largest motmots. They feed on insects, small animals, and fruits. They are found from Colombia to Bolivia, but can occasionally be seen up into Central America. Feeder and perch setup. Nikon D850 camera body and Nikon AF-S 500mm f1:4 FL ED VR lens. Copyright John Crawley -•••-