NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Amazonian Motmot
Momotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) is a colorful coraciiform bird in the family Momotidae. It is found in the Amazon lowlands and low Andean foothills from eastern Venezuela to eastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.
Wikipedia contributors, Amazonian motmot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:24:21.442122+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Momotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Amazonian Motmot
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Momotidae
- Genus
- Momotus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCoraciiformes
- familyMomotidae
- genusMomotus Brisson, 1760
- speciesMomotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Momotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Andean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis Gould, 1858 | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Russet-crowned MotmotMomotus mexicanus Swainson, 1827 | 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 |
| Whooping MotmotMomotus subrufescens P. L. Sclater, 1853 | MomotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554543 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43Z6Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.