Trinidad Motmot
Endemic to Trinidad and Tobago
...often sits still in their dense forest
habitat...can be difficult to see.
...often sits still in their dense forest
habitat...can be difficult to see.
Momotus bahamensis
(L 18.1")
Asa Wright Nature Centre
18Feb2018
flash photo
Momotus derives from the
bird’s call “motmot”.
bird’s call “motmot”.
Birds nested near humans
because God wanted the storks
to show humans how to fly.
because God wanted the storks
to show humans how to fly.
(Lilienthal, 1850’s)
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