Andean Motmot
Momotus aequatorialis
The adult lives in humid Andean cloud forest, forest edges, and shaded ravines, often perching quietly before sallying out after insects and small vertebrates. It also eats fruit and may return to earthen banks to nest in long tunnel burrows. Adults are agile fliers with a habit of holding still and then making sudden strikes from a perch. A notable fact is that the racket shape of the tail forms as barbs along the shaft wear away, leaving the distinctive bare section.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
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- Andean Motmot