Details for Turquoise-browed Motmot

• Turquoise-browed Motmot

  The Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) is a colorful bird species native to Central America, from southeastern Mexico to Costa Rica. It is easily recognized by its vibrant plumage, featuring a turquoise eyebrow stripe, blue and green body, and distinctive racket-tipped tail feathers. Motmots are insectivorous and frugivorous, often found in open woodlands and forest edges. They are known for their habit of swinging their tail from side to side like a pendulum. This beautiful bird is the national bird of El Salvador and Nicaragua.

  

  Habitat: The Turquoise-browed Motmot lives in Mexico, Guatemala, El-salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa-rica.