- Electron carinatum
Identification
30–38 cm. Rufous forehead, black mask, light turquoise streak above mask. Upperparts green, underparts greenish with light turquoise chin and black spot on chest.
Distribution
Mexico to northern Costa Rica.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species described by Bernard Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847, Guatemala. .
Habitat
Tropical lowland and some montane rainforest.
Behaviour
They excavate a nest in river banks.
