Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 6,361
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Lesson's motmot (Momotus lessonii) or the blue-diademed motmot, is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of southern Mexico to western Panama. This species and the blue-capped motmot, whooping motmot, Trinidad motmot, Amazonian motmot, and Andean motmot were all considered conspecific.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lesson's motmot”.