Keel-billed Motmot

Keel-billed Motmot

Electron carinatum

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
6 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The keel-billed motmot (Electron carinatum) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the motmot family Momotidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Motmot sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
11 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Keel-billed Motmot in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Keel-billed Motmot sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Keel-billed Motmot in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

June has the highest sighting rate for Keel-billed Motmot in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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