Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | motmot cridaner |
| Czech | momot houkavý |
| Dutch | Caribische Motmot |
| English | Whooping Motmot |
| English (United States) | Whooping Motmot |
| French | Motmot caraïbe |
| French (France) | Motmot caraïbe |
| German | Rötelbauchmotmot |
| Japanese | ナキハチクイモドキ |
| Norwegian | karamellmotmot |
| Polish | piłodziób rdzawobrzuchy |
| Russian | Карибский момот |
| Serbian | Hučući momot |
| Slovak | momot karibský |
| Spanish | Momoto Rojizo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Momoto Gritón |
| Spanish (Panama) | Momoto Gritón |
| Spanish (Peru) | Relojero Gritón |
| Spanish (Spain) | Momoto rojizo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pájaro León Garganticanela |
| Swedish | rostbukig motmot |
| Turkish | Kızılca Motmot |
| Ukrainian | Момот іржасточеревий |
Momotus subrufescens Sclater, 1853
Definitions
- MOMOTUS
- subrufescens
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Whooping Motmot Momotus subrufescens Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 15, 2011
Plumages, Molts, and Structure
Plumages
The following description is based on Wetmore (1968):
Adult: Sexes similar. Center of crown black. Crown bordered below by a broad blue band ("diadem"): anterior portion of diadem light greenish blue, becoming violet across the nape. Forecrown, lores and band through eye and auriculars black, terminating in a tuft on the sides of the face; this "mask" narrowly margined with turquoise blue along the lower border of the mask below the eye, and above the mask behind the eye. Back and wings olive-green; outer webs of primaries bluish. Upper surface of tail green to bluish green, shading to blue distally. Racquet tips blue, tipped with black. Underparts more or less dull brown. Feathers in center of breast black, bordered with greenish blue.
Bare Parts
Iris: dull reddish brown
Bill: black
Tarsi and toes: dull brown
Data from Wetmore (1968)
Measurements
| wing length (chord) | tail length | total culmen | ||
| male | mean | 125.89 ± 3.06 | 226.20 ± 9.75 | 42.05 ± 2.02 |
| range (n) | 118.5-131.6 (33) | 202.5-247.5 (30) | 39.2-45.4 (35) | |
| female | mean | 123.86 ± 3.86 | 224.62 ± 7.86 | 41.18 ± 2.17 |
| range (n) | 115.8-131.1 (33) | 209.5-239.0 (29) | 35.5-45.4 (32) |
Mass: mean 96.0 ± 12.6 g (range 75-124 g, n=27; Stiles 2009)
