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Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Turquoise-browed MotmotEumomota superciliosa
Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii
Keel-billed MotmotElectron carinatum
Rufous MotmotBaryphthengus martii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Costa Rica | 1,187 |
|---|---|
| Provincia Alajuela | 612 |
| Panama | 550 |
| Provincia Heredia | 415 |
| Colón Province | 261 |
| Provincia de Panamá | 179 |
| Ecuador | 164 |
| Pichincha | 142 |
| Provincia Limón | 96 |
| Provincia de Coclé | 63 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Burrow nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in burrows.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies · Coraciiformes |
| Family | Motmots · Momotidae |
| Genus | Wide-billed Motmots · Electron |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Broad-billed Motmot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.