Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Caribische Motmot |
| English (United States) | Whooping Motmot |
| French | Motmot caraïbe |
| German | Rötelbauchmotmot |
| Japanese | ナキハチクイモドキ |
| Norwegian | karamellmotmot |
| Polish | piłodziób rdzawobrzuchy |
| Russian | Карибский момот |
| Serbian | Hučući momot |
| Slovak | momot karibský |
| Spanish | Momoto Rojizo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Momoto Gritón |
| Spanish (Panama) | Momoto Gritón |
| Spanish (Peru) | Relojero Gritón |
| Spanish (Spain) | Momoto rojizo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pájaro León Garganticanela |
| Swedish | rostbukig motmot |
| Turkish | Kızılca Motmot |
SPECIES
Whooping Motmot Momotus subrufescens
Sophia Catherine Orzechowski and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2011
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Behavior
Introduction
Similar in most respects to other members of the "Blue-crowned Motmot" complex. A "sit-and-wait" forager: perches still, with upright posture, for long periods, then sallies to ground or to adjacent foliage or branches for arthropod or small vertebrate prey. When disturbed, abruptly swings the tail from side to side.
Territoriality
Sexual Behavior
Social and interspecific behavior
Solitary or in pairs. Does not associate with mixed-species flocks