A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Momotidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-throated MotmotAspatha gularis (Lafresnaye, 1840) | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-capped MotmotBaryphthengus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1818) | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa (Sandbach, 1837) | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tody MotmotHylomanes momotula M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1839 | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis Gould, 1858 | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Trinidad MotmotMomotus bahamensis (Swainson, 1838) | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-capped MotmotMomotus coeruliceps (Gould, 1836) | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii R. Lesson, 1842 | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Russet-crowned MotmotMomotus mexicanus Swainson, 1827 | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amazonian MotmotMomotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766) | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens P. L. Sclater, 1853 | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.