Turquoise-browed Motmot
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Turquoise-browed Motmot

Eumomota superciliosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
92 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It is the only species in its genus Eumomota. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and scrubland. It has a preference for higher tree diversity and richness, alongside a low open canopy and dense understory. It also appears to prefer dry forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Turquoise-browed Motmot sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Lesson's Motmot
LC

Lesson's Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Momotus lessonii

60–70% · Likely
Keel-billed Motmot

Keel-billed Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Electron carinatum

Insufficient data
Broad-billed Motmot
LC

Broad-billed Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Electron platyrhynchum

<5% · Rare
Rufous Motmot
LC

Rufous Motmot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Baryphthengus martii

<5% · Rare
Green Kingfisher
LC

Green Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle americana

<5% · Rare
Ringed Kingfisher
LC

Ringed Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle torquata

<5% · Rare
Amazon Kingfisher
LC

Amazon Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloroceryle amazona

<5% · Rare
Belted Kingfisher
LC

Belted Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Megaceryle alcyon

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
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 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
70–80%
2 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
5 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
6 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
8 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
9 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
10 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
11 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
15 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
17 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
18 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
21 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
24 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Turquoise-browed Motmot in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Turquoise-browed Motmot sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Turquoise-browed Motmot in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Turquoise-browed Motmot in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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