Tody Motmot | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Momotidae |
Genus: | Hylomanes Lichtenstein, 1839 |
Species: | H. momotula |
Binomial name | |
Hylomanes momotula Lichtenstein, 1839 |
The Tody Motmot (Hylomanes momotula) is a species of bird in the Momotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hylomanes.[1] It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
The following subspecies are currently recognized.[2]