Blue-capped Motmot Momotus coeruliceps Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Sophia Catherine Orzechowski and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 22, 2011
Text last updated April 22, 2011
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | motmot de corona blava |
| Czech | momot modrohlavý |
| Dutch | Blauwkruinmotmot |
| English | Blue-capped Motmot |
| English (United States) | Blue-capped Motmot |
| French | Motmot à tête bleue |
| French (France) | Motmot à tête bleue |
| German | Blauscheitelmotmot |
| Japanese | アオズキンハチクイモドキ |
| Norwegian | blåkronemotmot |
| Polish | piłodziób modrogłowy |
| Russian | Северный момот |
| Serbian | Plavokapi momot |
| Slovak | momot modrohlavý |
| Spanish | Momoto Capiazul |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Momoto Corona Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Momoto capiazul |
| Swedish | blåkronad motmot |
| Turkish | Mavi Tepeli Motmot |
| Ukrainian | Момот східний |
Momotus coeruliceps (Gould, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Prionites coeruliceps
Gould, 1836. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 4, no.38, p. 18.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tamaulipas, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MOMOTUS
- coeruliceps
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Blue-capped Motmot
