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Birds
Rufous motmot
Rufous motmot · Baryphthengus martii
Warm colours, a paddle-shaped tail and rolling calls make the rufous motmot unmistakable in the shade of tropical forests.
Fact file
- Size
- Reaches a body length of 41 to 48 centimetres, weighing roughly 150 to 180 grams
- Males and females
- Females and males are hardly distinguishable by appearance
- Sounds
- Deep, rolling calls and rasping notes at dawn
- Diet
- Hunts insects, spiders, small lizards and occasionally fruit
- Offspring
- Two to four eggs in self-dug burrows, breeding season in the dry season
How to identify Rufous motmot
The rufous motmot is striking with its deep velvety green plumage that shades into warm orange on the flanks and belly. Across the breast it shows a characteristic rusty band that gives the bird its name. The head glows an intense rufous-brown, often set off by a black facial mask and delicate blue patches on the forehead.
Its long, graduated tail with paddle-like end feathers, which stand out clearly from the body, is particularly distinctive. At up to 48 centimetres in length and with a strong, slightly curved bill, the rufous motmot appears quite hefty. Its sturdy proportions and unmistakably high-contrast colour pattern are easy to pick out from a distance.
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- 3 places where you can see Rufous motmot
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