Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyMomotidae (Motmots)
- GenusElectron (Wide-billed Motmots)
- SpeciesElectron platyrhynchum (Broad-billed Motmot)
The broad-billed motmot (Electron platyrhynchum) is a fairly common Central and South American bird of the Momotidae family. They are nonmigratory, sedentary birds that are most frequently seen in singles or pairs. There exist six subspecies of the broad-billed motmot. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Tody Motmot
Hylomanes momotula
Rufous Motmot
Baryphthengus martii
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Ringed Kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Amazon Kingfisher
Chloroceryle amazona
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Broad-billed Motmot at Rincón de la Vieja National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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