Amazonian Motmot

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
570 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Amazonian motmot (Momotus momota) is a colorful near-passerine 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. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Amazonian Motmot sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 570 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
9 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
10 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
12 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
13 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
15 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Amazonian Motmot in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Amazonian Motmot sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 570 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Amazonian Motmot in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Amazonian Motmot in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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