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| + | [[Image:Broad-billed_Motmot.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|steveblain|steveblain}}<br /> [[Milpe Reserve]], [[Ecuador]], August 2004]] | ||
;[[: Category:Electron|Electron]] platyrhynchum | ;[[: Category:Electron|Electron]] platyrhynchum | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 31–39 cm (12¼-15¼ in)<br /> | |
| + | Rufous head and chest with black mask that tapers to a point in the rear. Turquoise belly and [[Dictionary_A-C#C|crissum]]. Back is green, with blue wing edges and lower tail.<br /> | ||
| + | The tail is long, with a racket tip (created by the bird by plucking) on the west slope of the Andes; no racket on east side. Narrow black tip.<br /> | ||
| + | Central black chest spot.<br /> | ||
| + | As indicated by the popular English name, the bill is broad, black, and curved downward. | ||
| + | ===Similar Species=== | ||
| + | [[Image:Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum minus.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''minus''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Pipeline Road, Gamboa, Panamá Province, Panama, December 2017]] | ||
| + | Would be unmistakable, except for confusion with the similar [[Rufous Motmot]]. The latter is considerably larger, has a broader mask, narrower bill, and most diagnostic, rufous plumage that extends to the lower belly. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Northern half of [[South America]] north through [[Central America]] to [[Honduras]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Six subspecies: ''minus'' | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | Six subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
| + | *''E. p. minus'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Honduras]] to northern [[Colombia]] (lower Cauca Valley) | ||
| + | *''E. p. platyrhynchum'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | *''E. p. colombianum '': Northern [[Colombia]] (humid lowlands north of the Andes)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Plain-tailed''' | ||
| + | *''E. p. pyrrholaemum'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to eastern [[Ecuador]], eastern [[Peru]] and northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | *''E. p. orienticola'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Brazil]] (Río Purús region) | ||
| + | *''E. p. chlorophrys'': | ||
| + | :*[[Brazil]] (Mato Grosso, Pará and Goiás) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Lower and middle levels in humid forest and forest borders. | + | Lower and middle levels in humid forest and forest borders. Observed at heights up to 1000 m. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Sallies from a perch, to capture large insects from surfaces (not in mid-air, flycatcher style). Perches patiently, often in an exposed situation. Individual or in pairs. | Sallies from a perch, to capture large insects from surfaces (not in mid-air, flycatcher style). Perches patiently, often in an exposed situation. Individual or in pairs. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of insects and their larvae, with the addition of spiders, centipedes, scorpions, small frogs, lizards and snakes. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Electron | + | {{GSearch|"Electron platyrhynchum" {{!}} "Broad-billed Motmot"}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Electron | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Electron]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:00, 23 June 2023
- Electron platyrhynchum
Identification
31–39 cm (12¼-15¼ in)
Rufous head and chest with black mask that tapers to a point in the rear. Turquoise belly and crissum. Back is green, with blue wing edges and lower tail.
The tail is long, with a racket tip (created by the bird by plucking) on the west slope of the Andes; no racket on east side. Narrow black tip.
Central black chest spot.
As indicated by the popular English name, the bill is broad, black, and curved downward.
Similar Species
Would be unmistakable, except for confusion with the similar Rufous Motmot. The latter is considerably larger, has a broader mask, narrower bill, and most diagnostic, rufous plumage that extends to the lower belly.
Distribution
Northern half of South America north through Central America to Honduras.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- E. p. minus:
- E. p. platyrhynchum:
- E. p. colombianum : Northern Colombia (humid lowlands north of the Andes)
Plain-tailed
- E. p. pyrrholaemum:
- E. p. orienticola:
- Western Brazil (Río Purús region)
- E. p. chlorophrys:
- Brazil (Mato Grosso, Pará and Goiás)
Habitat
Lower and middle levels in humid forest and forest borders. Observed at heights up to 1000 m.
Behaviour
Sallies from a perch, to capture large insects from surfaces (not in mid-air, flycatcher style). Perches patiently, often in an exposed situation. Individual or in pairs.
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and their larvae, with the addition of spiders, centipedes, scorpions, small frogs, lizards and snakes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Broad-billed Motmot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Broad-billed_Motmot
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
