Blue-throated motmot

The blue-throated motmot (Aspatha gularis) is a species of bird in the Momotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Aspatha.[2] It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]

Blue-throated motmot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Momotidae
Genus: Aspatha
Sharpe, 1892
Species:
A. gularis
Binomial name
Aspatha gularis
(Lafresnaye, 1840)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Aspatha gularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Aspatha". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2014.


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