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Amazonian motmot

Momotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) is a species in the family Momotidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 102 g to 120 g and live up to 10.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the amazonian motmot

Weight
102 g – 120 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
20.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
21 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the amazonian motmot

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Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota)
Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the amazonian motmot live?

Not recorded

What is the amazonian motmot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) is a colorful coraciiform bird in the family Momotidae. It is found in the Amazon lowlands and low Andean foothills from eastern Venezuela to eastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.

From the Wikipedia article “Amazonian motmot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amazonian_motmot&oldid=1376743555), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the amazonian motmot endangered?

The amazonian motmot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the amazonian motmot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyMomotidae
  6. genusMomotus
  7. SpeciesMomotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766)
Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Amazonian blue-crowned motmotEnglish
  • Blue-crowned motmotEnglish
  • Blue-crowned motmotEnglish
  • مطموط متوج أزرقArabic
  • motmot amazònicCatalan
  • momot amazonskýCzech
  • momot černolícíCzech
  • motmot corunlasWelsh
  • RubinmotmotDanish
  • AmazonasmotmotGerman
  • Blauscheitel-MotmotGerman
  • BlauscheitelmotmotGerman
  • amazonia momotoEsperanto
  • Momoto amazónicaSpanish
  • BurgoSpanish
  • CoicoteSpanish
  • Momoto amazónicoSpanish
  • Momoto corona azulSpanish
  • diadeem-motmotEstonian
  • sinipäämomottiFinnish
  • siniotsamomottiFinnish
  • Momot houtoucFrench
  • Motmot houtoucFrench
  • Diadém-motmotHungarian
  • Motmot capobluItalian
  • ハチクイモドキJapanese
  • mėlynvainikis momotasLithuanian
  • AmazonemotmotDutch
  • BlauwkapmotmotDutch
  • blåpannemotmotNorwegian
  • piłodziób wspaniałyPolish
  • uduPortuguese
  • momoto-amazónicoPortuguese
  • udu-da-amazóniaPortuguese
  • Udu-de-coroa-azulPortuguese
  • Амазонский момотRussian
  • Синешапочный момотRussian
  • momot pílkozobýSlovak
  • amazonski motmotSlovenian
  • Amazonski momotSerbian
  • amazonmotmotSwedish
  • Amazon MotmotuTurkish
  • момот чорнощокийUkrainian
  • 亚马逊翠鴗Chinese
  • 亞馬遜翠鴗Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the amazonian motmot

Other species in the same genus Momotus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the amazonian motmot?

An adult amazonian motmot weighs 102 g – 120 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the amazonian motmot endangered?

The amazonian motmot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the amazonian motmot live?

The amazonian motmot has a recorded lifespan of 10.4 years.

What kind of animal is the amazonian motmot?

The amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) belongs to the family Momotidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{amazonian_motmot_2026,
  title = {Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amazonian-motmot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}