Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | motmot amazònic |
| Czech | momot amazonský |
| Dutch | Amazonemotmot |
| English | Amazonian Motmot |
| English (United States) | Amazonian Motmot |
| French | Motmot houtouc |
| French (France) | Motmot houtouc |
| German | Amazonasmotmot |
| Icelandic | Pendill |
| Japanese | ハチクイモドキ |
| Norwegian | blåpannemotmot |
| Polish | piłodziób wspaniały |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | udu-de-coroa-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Udu-de-coroa-azul |
| Russian | Синешапочный момот |
| Serbian | Amazonski momot |
| Slovak | momot pílkozobý |
| Spanish | Momoto Amazónico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Burgo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Momoto Amazónico |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Burgo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Relojero Amazónico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Momoto amazónico |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pájaro León |
| Swedish | amazonmotmot |
| Turkish | Amazon Motmotu |
| Ukrainian | Момот чорнощокий |
Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota
Sophia Catherine Orzechowski and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2011
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
Little information. At one site in southeastern Peru, territory size was estimated as 5 ha (n=5), with a density of 6 pairs/100 ha (Terborgh et al. 1990).
Sexual Behavior
No information available.
Social and interspecific behavior
Solitary or in pairs. Does not associate with mixed-species flocks (Schulenberg et al. 2007).
