Tody motmot

The tody motmot (Hylomanes momotula) is a species of bird in the family Momotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hylomanes.[2] It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Tody motmot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Momotidae
Genus: Hylomanes
Lichtenstein, 1839
Species:
H. momotula
Binomial name
Hylomanes momotula

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

  • Hylomanes momotula chiapensis Brodkorb, 1938
  • Hylomanes momotula momotula Lichtenstein, 1839
  • Hylomanes momotula obscurus Nelson, 1911

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Hylomanes momotula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Hylomanes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. "Hylomanes momotula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 November 2011.


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