Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | motmot de Trinidad |
| Czech | momot trinidadský |
| Dutch | Trinidadmotmot |
| English | Trinidad Motmot |
| English (United States) | Trinidad Motmot |
| French | Motmot de Trinidad |
| French (France) | Motmot de Trinidad |
| German | Trinidadmotmot |
| Japanese | トリニダードハチクイモドキ |
| Norwegian | trinidadmotmot |
| Polish | piłodziób czerwonogardły |
| Russian | Тринидадский момот |
| Serbian | Trinidadski momot |
| Slovak | momot trinidadský |
| Spanish | Momoto de Trinidad |
| Spanish (Spain) | Momoto de Trinidad |
| Swedish | trinidadmotmot |
| Turkish | Trinidad Motmotu |
| Ukrainian | Момот тринідадський |
Trinidad Motmot Momotus bahamensis
Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published April 15, 2011
Behavior
Introduction
Little reported on the behavior of the Trinidad Motmot, but presumably is 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.
Suspected to roost in tunnels, as are used for nesting (ffrench 1991).
Territoriality
Sexual Behavior
Very little information. ffrench (1991) mentioned a possible courtship display, but did not describe it much detail: "up to 10 individuals at once ... hold leaves or twigs in their bills;" interestingly, these materials are not used as part of the nest.
Social and interspecific behavior
Solitary or in pairs.
