Lesson's Motmot
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Lesson's Motmot

Momotus lessonii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Irazú Volcano National Park
1 Verified records at Irazú Volcano National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park

Broad-billed Motmot
LC

Broad-billed Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Electron platyrhynchum

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesson's Motmot at Irazú Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
50–60%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
5 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
8 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
9 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
30–40%
10 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
11 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
12 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
13 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
16 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
17 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
20–30%
18 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
19 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
20 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
22 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
24 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
25 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
26 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
27 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
28 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
38 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
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