Turquoise-browed Motmot

📸 Photo by Mitchell Hamilton on Unsplash
A turquoise eyebrow, rust breast and racket-ended tail make this motmot unmissable in open woodlands. It hawks insects, picks fruit and swings its tail like a clock pendulum—an emblem of El Salvador and Nicaragua now tied to healthy dry forests.
Technical factsheet
Type:bird
Habitat:forest
Diet:omnivore
Continents:North America
Size:34–38 cm
Weight:65–95 g
Activity:diurnal
Social behavior:pair
Lifespan:12–14 years in the wild
Habitat: The Turquoise-browed Motmot can be found in Mexico, Guatemala, El-salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa-rica