- Baryphthengus ruficapillus
Identification
42 cm (16½ in)
- Rufous crown and nape
- Turquoise-bordered black eye mask
- Green upperparts
Distribution
South America: found from the lowlands of eastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina
Taxonomy
Some authorities have this as a monotypic species[1] species, while others recognize the subspecies ruficapillus and berlai.
Rufous-capped Motmot was at one time considered a form of Rufous Motmot.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and gallery forests, along water courses and on mountain slopes, tropical savanna occurs up to 1200 m.
Behaviour
Observed in a lek containing 5 motmots.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of large insects, larvae, spiders, land molluscs; small reptiles, birds and mammals. They also eat some fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rufous-capped Motmot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-capped_Motmot
External Links
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