Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Momotidae
Genus
Momotus
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
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Amazonian Motmot Momotus momota

Sophia Catherine Orzechowski and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2011

References

Introduction

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Olivares. A. 1962. Aves de la region sur de la Sierra de la Macarena, Meta, Colombia. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, fisicas y naturales 11 (number 44): 305-345.

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Schubart, O., A. C. Aguirre, and H. Sick. 1965. Contribuição para conhecimento da alimentação das aves brasileiras. Arquivos de Zoologia 12: 95-249.

Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, D. F. Lane, J. P. O'Neill, T. A. Parker III. 2007. Birds of Peru. Princeton Univeristy Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

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Stiles, F. G. 2009. A review of the genus Momotus (Coraciiformes: Momotidae) in northern South America and adjacent regions. Ornitología Colombiana number 8: 29-75.

Terborgh, J., S. K. Robinson, T. A. Parker III, C. A. Munn, and N. Pierpont. 1990. Structure and organization of an Amazonian forest bird community. Ecological Monographs 60: 213-238.

Tostain, O., J.-L. Dujardin, C. Érard, and J.-M. Thiollay. 1992. Oiseaux de Guyane. Sociéte de'Etudes Ornithologiques, Brunoy, France.

Willard, D. E., M. S. Foster, G. F. Barrowclough, R. W. Dickerman, P. F. Cannell, S. L. Coats, J. L. Cracraft, and J. P. O'Neill. 1991. The birds of Cerro de la Neblina, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. Fieldiana new series number 65. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois.

Willis, E. O. 1988. Behavioral notes, breeding records, and range extensions for Colombian birds. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, fisicas y naturales 16: 137-150.

Recommended Citation

Orzechowski, S. C. and T. S. Schulenberg (2011). Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.bucmot4.01
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