Keel-billed Motmot (Electron carinatum)
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Keel-billed Motmot

Electron carinatum (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)

65 gWeight

The keel-billed motmot (Electron carinatum) is a vulnerable species of bird in the motmot family Momotidae.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

Keel-billed Motmot has been recorded at 49 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Arenal – Peninsula roadCosta Rica1,031 records
  2. PN Cerro Azul Meámbar – PANACAM LodgeHonduras746 records
  3. Sendero BogarínCosta Rica601 records
More places
  1. Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica299 records
  2. Río Santiago Nature ResortHonduras277 records
  3. Las Heliconias Lodge and hanging bridgesCosta Rica252 records
  4. PN Pico Bonito – Lodge at Pico BonitoHonduras212 records
  5. Arenal MisticoparkCosta Rica177 records
  6. Cerro San Gil – CarbonerasGuatemala162 records
  7. Tirimbina Rainforest CenterCosta Rica143 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa RicaHondurasBelizeGuatemalaNicaragua

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The keel-billed motmot (Electron carinatum) is a vulnerable species of bird in the motmot family Momotidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

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Questions

How big is the Keel-billed Motmot?

The Keel-billed Motmot weighs around 65 g.

Where does the Keel-billed Motmot live?

Its breeding range: Middle America: southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Honduras and Belize.

When is the best time to see the Keel-billed Motmot?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Keel-billed Motmot endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Keel-billed Motmot as Vulnerable.

What does the Keel-billed Motmot eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Keel-billed Motmot in?

It belongs to the family Motmots (Momotidae), order Coraciiformes.

At a glance

Weight
65 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Vulnerable
More measurements
Wing
114 mm
Tail
172 mm
Bill
38 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Middle America: southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Motmots Momotidae
Genus
Electron

Other birds in the genus Electron

Broad-billed MotmotBroad-billed MotmotElectron platyrhynchumTody MotmotTody MotmotHylomanes momotulaBlue-throated MotmotBlue-throated MotmotAspatha gularisRusset-crowned MotmotRusset-crowned MotmotMomotus mexicanusBlue-capped MotmotBlue-capped MotmotMomotus coerulicepsLesson's MotmotLesson's MotmotMomotus lessoniiWhooping MotmotWhooping MotmotMomotus subrufescensTrinidad MotmotTrinidad MotmotMomotus bahamensisAmazonian MotmotAmazonian MotmotMomotus momotaAndean MotmotAndean MotmotMomotus aequatorialis
Keel-billed Motmot

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