Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | momot houkavý |
| Dutch | Caribische Motmot |
| English | Whooping Motmot |
| English (United States) | Whooping Motmot |
| French | Motmot caraïbe |
| French (French Guiana) | 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 |
| Ukrainian | Момот іржасточеревий |
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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Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Members of the "Blue-crowned Motmot" complex can be divided into two vocal groups, those that give songs consist of a single note, and those whose song contains two notes. The Whooping Motmot is a member of the single note group. The song is transcribed as "whoooop" (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001b), and as "whoop" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2007).
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.