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Birds
Turquoise-browed motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Colourful solitary bird with a distinctive racket-shaped tail and turquoise brow in the open woodlands of Central America
Fiche d’identité
- Taille
- Up to 34 cm long, with the tail making up a large part of this, weight about 65 to 70 grams
- Mâles et femelles
- Male and female very similar, males often with a slightly longer tail
- Cris
- Deep, two-note call that is reminiscent of a soft "mot mot"
- Alimentation
- Eats insects, small lizards and occasionally fruit
- Petits
- Breeds between March and July; two to five eggs per clutch, which are incubated in burrows it digs itself
Comment reconnaître : Turquoise-browed motmot
The turquoise-browed motmot stands out thanks to its splendid plumage. Turquoise, green and orange combine to form a vivid play of colours. Striking is the turquoise eye-stripe that arches over the eye like an eyebrow and gives the bird its name.
Its long tail, which looks almost bare, ends in two racket-shaped tips. With a body length of around 34 centimetres and a slender silhouette, the turquoise-browed motmot is unmistakable. Confusion with other motmot species can be ruled out by its characteristic brow and the double tail extension.
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