Turquoise-browed Motmot

Eumomota superciliosa

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Momotidae
Genus
Eumomota
eBird Code
tubmot1

Vocalizations

Nestor Herrera · CC_BY_4_0
David Umanzor · CC_BY_4_0
Nestor Herrera · CC_BY_4_0
David Umanzor · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (7)

  • Eumomota superciliosa apiaster

    El Salvador to western Honduras and northwestern Nicaragua

  • Eumomota superciliosa australis

    Pacific slope of northwestern Costa Rica

  • Eumomota superciliosa bipartita

    Gulf slope of southern Mexico to Pacific slope of Guatemala

  • Eumomota superciliosa euroaustris

    arid Caribbean slope of northern Honduras

  • Eumomota superciliosa superciliosa

    southeastern Mexico (Tabasco, Campeche, northern Yucatán, and Cozumel)

  • Eumomota superciliosa sylvestris

    Caribbean lowlands of eastern Guatemala

  • Eumomota superciliosa vanrossemi

    arid interior Guatemala (Río Negro and Motagua valleys)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.