Blue part motmot

Blue part motmot
	Blue part motmot
Systematics
Class :	Birds (aves)
Order :	Rockers (Coraciiformes)
Family :	Sawbacks (Momotidae)
Genre :	Momotus
Type :	Blue part motmot
Scientific name
	Momotus momota
	( Linnaeus , 1766)

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The up to 47 centimeters long and 150 grams heavy blue-parting motmot ( Momotus momota ), also called motmot or diadem saw rack , is a member of the family of rocket birds .

Appearance

The birds have a brown breast plumage, the forehead and tail of the birds are bluish green in color. The beak, legs and eye area are black. The wings are dark green. The serrated edge of the beak makes it easier for the birds to hold onto their prey. The three centimeters long and very loosely sitting tail feathers are bare to the tip. Outwardly, males and females do not differ from one another.

distribution and habitat

The blue-parted motmot occurs in the rainforests, mountains, but also in plantations of Central America, northern South America and the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

Way of life

The local birds live in pairs all year round. As a hide hunter they lie in wait for their prey individually or as a pair during the day, almost motionless, except for rocking tail movements of high, individually protruding branches. After the hunt, they immediately return to their hides to devour the prey in one piece. The blue-crowned motmot feeds mainly on insects, their larvae, other small animals such as lizards, which it finds on the ground or in the leaves, but does not spurn fruit either. The birds' “huuthuut” call is very loud and deep and is repeated in long succession.

Reproduction

During the mating season, the males make a loud "ho" sound. The nest is dug by both partners as a tube up to one meter long with several branches in sandy river banks or other steep walls. The construction time for the nest is 3–4, sometimes up to 10 weeks. The female lays 3–4 white, shiny eggs in the nest, which is in a chamber at the end. The incubation period is 21 days. Both parents take over the breeding business and the care of the young birds. At the age of 4 weeks the young birds, which are now capable of flight, leave the nest.

Danger

Due to its widespread distribution and only isolated local population decline, the IUCN still classifies this species as ( Least Concern ) not endangered.

Subspecies

There are eight known subspecies:

Momotus momota momota ( Linnaeus , 1766) - The nominate form occurs in eastern Venezuela , the Guyanas and northern Brazil .
Momotus momota microstephanus P. L. Sclater , 1858 - This subspecies occurs in southeastern Colombia , eastern Ecuador, and northwestern Brazil.
Momotus momota ignobilis von Berlepsch , 1889 - This subspecies occurs in eastern Peru and western Brazil.
Momotus momota nattereri P. L. Sclater , 1858 - This subspecies is common in northeastern Bolivia .
Momotus momota simplex Chapman , 1923 - This subspecies is distributed in western Brazil through western central Brazil south of the Amazon.
Momotus momota cametensis E. Snethlage , 1912 - The range of this subspecies is the north central Brazil.
Momotus momota parensis Sharpe , 1892 - This subspecies occurs in northeastern Brazil.
Momotus momota marcgravianus Pinto & Camargo , 1961 - The range of this subspecies is the east of Brazil.
Momotus momota pilcomajensis Reichenow , 1919 - This subspecies occurs in southern Bolivia, southern Brazil, and northwest Argentina .

Source

Jiří Felix (ed.), Alena Čepická: America's fauna in color. Translated from the Czech by Jaroslav Konšal. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1989, p. 61.
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Carl von Linné: Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis . 12th edition. tape 1 . Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm 1766 ( online [accessed February 16, 2016]).
Philip Lutley Sclater: Review of the species of the Fissirostral Family Momotidal . In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . tape 25 , no. 342 , 1857, pp. 248–260 ( online [accessed February 16, 2016]).
Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig von Berlepsch: Systematic directory of the bird hides collected by Mr. Gustav Garlepp in Brazil and northern Peru, in the area of the upper Amazon . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 37 , no. 187 , 1889, pp. 289–321 ( online [accessed February 16, 2016]).
Frank Michler Chapman : The distribution of the motmots of the genus Momotus . In: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . tape 48 , no. 2 , 1923, pp. 27–59 ( online [PDF; 3.5 MB ; accessed on February 16, 2016]).
Maria Emilie Snethlage: New species of birds from Amazonia . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 20 , 1912, pp. 153–155 ( online [accessed February 16, 2016]).
Anton Reichenow: Mr. Reichenow also describes the following new species . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 67 , no. 4 , 1919, pp. 334-335 ( online [accessed February 16, 2016]).
Richard Bowdler Sharpe: Catalog of the Birds in the British Museum . tape 17 . Order of the Trustees, London 1892 ( online [accessed February 16, 2016]).
Olivério Mário de Oliveira Pinto, Eurico Alves de Camargo: Resultados ornitológicos de quatro recentes expedições do Departamento de Zoologia ao. Nordeste do Brasil, com a descrição de seis novas subespécies . In: Arquivos de Zoologia do Estado de São Paulo . tape 11 , no. 9 , 1961, pp. 193-284 .

Web links

Commons : Blauscheitelmotmot ( Momotus momota ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Momotus momota inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015.4. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

Individual evidence

↑ IOC World Bird List Todies, motmots, bee-eaters, hoopoes, wood hoopoes & hornbills
^ Carl von Linné, p. 152.
^ ^A ^b Philip Lutley Sclater, p. 251.
↑ Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig von Berlepsch, p. 307.
↑ Frank Michler Chapman, p. 44.
^ Maria Emilie Snethlage, p. 155.
^ Richard Bowdler Sharpe, p. 320.
↑ Olivério Mário de Oliveira Pinto u. a., p. 228.
^ Anton Reichenow, p. 334.

[1] IOC World Bird List Todies, motmots, bee-eaters, hoopoes, wood hoopoes & hornbills

[linne152-2] Carl von Linné, p. 152.

[sclater251-3] A ^b Philip Lutley Sclater, p. 251.

[berlepsch307-4] Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig von Berlepsch, p. 307.

[chapman44-5] Frank Michler Chapman, p. 44.

[Snethlage155-6] Maria Emilie Snethlage, p. 155.

[sharpe320-7] Richard Bowdler Sharpe, p. 320.

[pinto228-8] Olivério Mário de Oliveira Pinto u. a., p. 228.

[reichenow334-9] Anton Reichenow, p. 334.