Baryphthengus

Baryphthengus is a genus of birds in the family Momotidae. They are found in forests of South and Central America. Both species have a long tail, a black mask, and a plumage that is mainly green and rufous.

Baryphthengus
Rufous motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Momotidae
Genus: Baryphthengus
Cabanis & Heine, 1859
Species

2, see text

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Baryphthengus martiiRufous motmotnortheastern Honduras south to western Ecuador, northeastern Bolivia, and southwestern Brazil.
Baryphthengus ruficapillusRufous-capped motmotArgentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

References

Museum Heineanum, p. 114

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