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Whooping Motmot

Momotus subrufescens Sclater, PL 1853

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens subrufescens Scott Olmstead 2024-11-29 Canopy Camp Darien, Darién, Pinogana (Panama) (100 m) call - [also] [sono] 957519
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Nick Athanas 08/01/2002 Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco, Guayas, Guayas & Santa Elena (Ecuador) (30 m) song (A) -   7219
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado 2010-12-27 Carretera El Cisne - Ambocas, Loja, Loja (Ecuador) (1600 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 463040
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Peter de Rouw 2020-02-09 Reserva Jorupe, Urraca Lodge and surroundings, Macara, Loja, Loja (Ecuador) (650 m) song -

See also https://observation.org/waarneming/view/197913266.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 599783
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Ross Gallardy 2017-01-21 Mana Dulce, Tolima, Cundinamarca (Colombia) (380 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 354326
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Karl S. Berg 2003-01-25 Manabí: "Tito Santos Biological Station", Manabí (Ecuador) (70 m) call -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

playback-used:no

 282534
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Paul Coopmans 1995-03-00 El Oro: below Guaiquichuma, Loja (Ecuador) (750 m) song -

playback-used:no

 264499
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Andrés M. Cuervo 2019-12-23 Finca Torrelavega, Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia, Colombia, Antioquia (Colombia)   -   195015971
macaulaylibrary.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Niels Krabbe 1991-02-04 Loja: Tambo Negro 10 km E Macará, Loja (Ecuador) (650 m) dawn song -

Dry forest. Reference: XVIIIA 212-229 (Mommom1). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 238635
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus John V. Moore 1998-09-00 Loja: Macará-Zapotillo road, Loja (Ecuador) (600 m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD

playback-used:no

 257931
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus John V. Moore 1999-02-00 Loja: Macará-Zapotillo road, Loja (Ecuador) (600 m) calls -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Several birds

playback-used:no

 257932
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Andres Angulo Rubiano 2024-01-07 , Cundinamarca (Colombia)   -   624994897
macaulaylibrary.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Carlos Delgado JUMABITA 2023-03-11 Reserva El Roble, Pto Nare, Antioquia, Puerto Nare (Colombia) (150 m)   - [sono] 817314
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Niels Krabbe 1992-08-04 Pichincha: ridge between Río Mindo and Río Nambillo, 3 km SE Mindo, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (1500 m) call -

Humid forest. Reference: LIVA 4-8 (Mommom4). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 238638
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Karl S. Berg 2002-05-14 Manabí: "Tito Santos Biological Station", Manabí (Ecuador) (50 m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Edited

playback-used:no

 282533
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Bettsi Carolina Quintero 2026-03-20 , Mérida (Venezuela)   -   653457557
macaulaylibrary.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Bettsi Carolina Quintero 2026-03-20 , Mérida (Venezuela)   -   653457558
macaulaylibrary.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Niels Krabbe 1991-03-08 Loja: Tambo Negro 10 km E Macará, Loja (Ecuador) (650 m) alarm call -

At nest. Dry forest. Reference: XXIIIA 122-125 (Mommom3). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9). Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 238637
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens subrufescens Peter Boesman 2015-03-08 Metropolitan Park, Panama city, Panamá and Panamá Oeste (Panama) song - [sono] 271389
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Mauricio Álvarez-Rebolledo (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - I 1996-08-16 Sin descripcion del lugar de colecta-Córdoba, Bolívar (Colombia) (120 m)   -

IAvH-CSA-04665 To obtain a wav file of the original recording, please contact [email protected] Grabado por Mauricio Alvarez Rebolledo el Agosto 16-1996 en Bolívar a los 120 msnm

bird-seen:no

 523957
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Justin Watts 2025-09-03 , Colón (Panama)   -   642460878
macaulaylibrary.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens Peter Boesman 2010-01-04 Mana Dulce, Tolima, Cundinamarca (Colombia) song - [also] [sono] 273731
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens argenticinctus Niels Krabbe 2002-08-04 El Oro: El Cubo, Arenillas Ecological Reserve, El Oro (Ecuador) (30 m) dawn duet -

Dry forest. Reference: A 294-311 (Mommomy1). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 238634
xeno-canto.org
Whooping Motmot - Momotus subrufescens subrufescens David Bradley ??-4-2005 Gamboa, Colon province, Panamá and Panamá Oeste (Panama) (80 m) begging (no score) - Chick begging in burrow 2803
xeno-canto.org
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