Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (9)
Sophia Catherine Orzechowski and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 15, 2011
Text last updated April 15, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | motmot amazònic |
| Czech | momot amazonský |
| Dutch | Amazonemotmot |
| English | Amazonian Motmot |
| English (United States) | Amazonian Motmot |
| French | Motmot houtouc |
| French (France) | Motmot houtouc |
| German | Amazonasmotmot |
| Icelandic | Pendill |
| Japanese | ハチクイモドキ |
| Norwegian | blåpannemotmot |
| Polish | piłodziób wspaniały |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | udu-de-coroa-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Udu-de-coroa-azul |
| Russian | Синешапочный момот |
| Serbian | Amazonski momot |
| Slovak | momot pílkozobý |
| Spanish | Momoto Amazónico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Burgo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Momoto Amazónico |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Burgo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Relojero Amazónico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Momoto amazónico |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pájaro León |
| Swedish | amazonmotmot |
| Turkish | Amazon Motmotu |
| Ukrainian | Момот чорнощокий |
Momotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Ramphastos momota
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.152.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MOMOTUS
- momota
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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
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Distribution of the Amazonian Motmot
