Broad-billed motmot
The broad-billed motmot (Electron platyrhynchum) is a species of bird in the family Momotidae.
| Broad-billed motmot | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Momotidae |
| Genus: | Electron |
| Species: | E. platyrhynchum |
| Binomial name | |
| Electron platyrhynchum (Leadbeater, 1829) | |
It is found throughout Central America, the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena and the Amazon Basin. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
Description
It has a rufous head with black eye stripes. Its body is green and its tail is blue. Its beak is black.
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Electron platyrhynchum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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