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Ortalis motmot
Photo by Valéry Schollaert
Location: Manaus, Brazil
Photo by erikat
Location: near AdeK University campus, Uitvlucht (Paramaribo), Suriname

Identification

38 cm. It has a chestnut head, a red dewlap and brown wings.

Distribution

Northern Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Clearings and forest patches with dense undergrowth

Behaviour

It feeds on fruit and berries both on the ground and in the trees.

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