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;[[: Category:Electron|Electron]] platyrhynchum | ;[[: Category:Electron|Electron]] platyrhynchum | ||
| − | [[Image:Broad-billed_Motmot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by steveblain<br />Photo taken at Milpe Reserve, Ecuador]] | + | [[Image:Broad-billed_Motmot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by steveblain<br />Photo taken at Milpe Reserve, [[Ecuador]]]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 33cm (13.5"). 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. Would be unmistakable, except for confusion with the similar [[Rufous Motmot]]. The latter is consideraly larger, has a broader mask, and most diagnostic, rufous plumage that extends to the lower belly. It also lacks the chin patch, although this is often hard to see. | Length 33cm (13.5"). 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. Would be unmistakable, except for confusion with the similar [[Rufous Motmot]]. The latter is consideraly larger, has a broader mask, and most diagnostic, rufous plumage that extends to the lower belly. It also lacks the chin patch, although this is often hard to see. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Northern half of [[South America]] north to [[Honduras]]. | Northern half of [[South America]] north to [[Honduras]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Six subspecies: ''minus'', ''platyrhynchum'', ''pyrrholaemum'', ''colombianum'', ''orienticola'', and ''chlorophrys''. | Six subspecies: ''minus'', ''platyrhynchum'', ''pyrrholaemum'', ''colombianum'', ''orienticola'', and ''chlorophrys''. | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 9 May 2008
- Electron platyrhynchum
Identification
Length 33cm (13.5"). 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. Would be unmistakable, except for confusion with the similar Rufous Motmot. The latter is consideraly larger, has a broader mask, and most diagnostic, rufous plumage that extends to the lower belly. It also lacks the chin patch, although this is often hard to see.
As indicated by the popular english name, the bill is broad, black, and curved downward.
Distribution
Northern half of South America north to Honduras.
Taxonomy
Six subspecies: minus, platyrhynchum, pyrrholaemum, colombianum, orienticola, and chlorophrys.
Habitat
Lower and middle levels in humid forest and forest borders.
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.
