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Whooping Motmot

Momotus subrufescens Sclater, PL 1853

The whooping motmot is a colorful near-passerine bird in the family Momotidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Momotidae
Genus:
   Momotus
Scientific:
  Momotus subrufescens

Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL 1853

Reference:
   Rev. Mag. Zool. Pure Appl. ser.2, t.5 p.489

Protonym:
  Momotus subrufescens

Type locality:
  Colombia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48709#page/529/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0DB8CE9831AA1CE9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0DB8CE98

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0DB8CE98

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693056

Geographic range:

  • Momotus subrufescens: deciduous and semi-deciduous to humid forest in the lowlands of northern Colombia and western Venezuela (eastward to Aragua), southward in interior Colombia along the Río Cauca and Río Magdalena valleys to Cauca and Huila; west of the Andes in central Panama and northwestern Colombia southward to central Chocó in the Tribuga Gulf area west of the Río Atrato; and in the Pacific lowlands of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru, southward to Lambayeque
  • Momotus subrufescens [subrufescens, conexus or reconditus]: eastern Panama to northern Colombia, including lower Cauca Valley and Magdalena Valley, and northern Venezuela (east to Aragua); south on the Pacific coast of Colombia to the Atrato Valley
  • Momotus subrufescens spatha: eastern Colombia (Serrania Macuira in eastern Guajira)
  • Momotus subrufescens osgoodi: humid forest of western Venezuela (Lake Maracaibo region)
  • Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus: tropical western Ecuador and northwestern Peru
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Whooping Motmot
Afrikaans:
Roepmotmot
Bulgarian:
Креслив мотмот
Catalan:
Motmot cridaner
Czech:
momot houkavý
Danish:
Brunbuget Motmot
German:
Rötelbauchmotmot
Esperanto:
kariba momoto
Spanish:
Momoto rojizo
Spanish (Spain):
Momoto Rojizo
Finnish:
puhkumomotti
French:
Motmot caraïbe
Croatian:
tirkiznorepi motmot
Italian:
Motmot dei Caraibi
Japanese (romaji):
nakihachikuimodoki
Japanese:
ナキハチクイモドキ
Dutch:
Caribische Motmot
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karamellmotmot
Norwegian:
Karamellmotmot
Polish:
piłodziób rdzawobrzuchy
Portuguese:
udu-avermelhado
Portuguese (Portugal):
momoto-gritador
Russian:
Карибский момот
Slovak:
momot karibský
Slovenian:
karamelni motmot
Serbian:
Hučući momot
Swedish:
rostbukig motmot
Turkish:
Kızılca motmot
Ukrainian:
момот іржасточеревий
Chinese:
咳声翠鴗
Chinese (Traditional):
吵雜翠鴗

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Carribean Motmot ( Momotus subrufescens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Motmot caraïbe ( Momotus subrufescens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Momotus subrufescens [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Momotus [momota, coeruliceps or subrufescens] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Roepmotmot
Bulgarian: Креслив мотмот
Catalan: Motmot cridaner
Czech: momot houkavý
Danish: Brunbuget Motmot
German: Rötelbauchmotmot
English: Caribbean Motmot, Carribean Motmot, Tawny-bellied Motmot, Whooping Motmot
English (Avilist): Whooping Motmot
English, HBW: Whooping Motmot
English (IOC): Whooping Motmot
English (United States): Whooping Motmot
Esperanto: kariba momoto
Spanish: Momoto rojizo, Pájaro León Garganticanela
Spanish (Colombia): Barranquero ventrirufo, Barranquillo ventrirrufo
Spanish (Ecuador): Momoto Gritón
Spanish (Spain): Momoto Rojizo
Spanish (HBW): Whooping Motmot
Spanish (Panama): Momoto Gritón
Spanish (Peru): Relojero Gritón
Spanish (Venezuela): Pájaro León, Pájaro León Garganticanela
Finnish: puhkumomotti
French: Motmot caraïbe
French (Guyane): Motmot caraïbe
Croatian: tirkiznorepi motmot
Italian: Motmot dei Caraibi
Japanese (romaji): nakihachikuimodoki
Japanese: ナキハチクイモドキ
Scientific: Momotus momota subrufescens, Momotus momota subrufuscens, Momotus subrufescens, Momotus subrufescens subrufescens
Dutch: Caribische Motmot
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karamellmotmot
Norwegian: Karamellmotmot
Polish: pilodziób rdzawobrzuchy, piłodziób rdzawobrzuchy
Portuguese: udu-avermelhado
Portuguese (Portugal): momoto-gritador
Russian: Карибский момот
Slovak: momot karibský
Slovenian: karamelni motmot
Serbian: Hučući momot
Swedish: rostbukig motmot
Turkish: Kızılca motmot
Ukrainian: момот іржасточеревий
Chinese: 咳声翠鴗
Chinese (Traditional): 吵雜翠鴗

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