Eumomota superciliosa (Turquoise-browed Motmot)

Turquoise-browed Motmot

Eumomota superciliosa (Sandbach, 1837)

The Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) also called Torogoz by the inhabitants of El Salvador and Guardabarranco in Nicaragua; is a colourful, medium-sized bird of the motmot family, Momotidae. It inhabits Central America from south-east Mexico (mostly the Yucatán Peninsula), to Costa Rica, where it is common and not considered threatened. It lives in fairly open habitats such as forest edge, gallery forest and scrubland. It is more conspicuous than other motmots, often perching in the open on wires and fences. From these perches it scans for prey, such as insects and small reptiles. White eggs (3-6) are laid in a long tunnel nest in an earth bank or sometimes in a quarry or fresh-water well. Its name originates from the color of its brow, turquoise. Source: Wikipedia

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Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Momotidae
Genus:
  Eumomota

Scientific:
Eumomota superciliosa

Citation:
(Sandbach, 1837)

Reference:
Athenaeum no.517 p.69

Protonym:
Pyronites superciliosus

Avibase ID:
8564E26222322DB5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8564E262

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554539

Geographic range:

Eumomota superciliosa superciliosa: SE Mexico (Tabasco, Campeche, n Yucatán and Cozumel I.)
Eumomota superciliosa bipartita: Gulf slope of s Mexico to Pacific slope of Guatemala
Eumomota superciliosa vanrossemi: Arid interior Guatemala (Río Negro and Motagua valleys)
Eumomota superciliosa sylvestris: Caribbean lowlands of e Guatemala
Eumomota superciliosa apiaster: El Salvador to w Honduras and nw Nicaragua
Eumomota superciliosa euroaustris: Arid Caribbean slope of n Honduras
Eumomota superciliosa australis: Pacific slope of nw Costa Rica
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Czech:
momot skořicovobřichý
German:
Brauenmotmot
Danish:
Blåbrynet Motmot
Spanish:
Momoto Cejiazul
Finnish:
mustakurkkumomotti
French:
Motmot à sourcils bleus
Icelandic:
Grænpendill
Italian:
Motmot cigliaturchesi
Japanese:
aomayuhachikuimodoki
Japanese:
アオマユハチクイモドキ
Dutch:
Wenkbrauwmotmot
Norwegian:
Turkisbrynmotmot
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Turkisbrynmotmot
Polish:
pilodziób czarnogardly
Portuguese:
Torogoz
Russian:
Бурый момот
Slovak:
momot čiernohrdlý
Swedish:
turkosbrynad motmot
Ukrainian:
Момот рудочеревий
Chinese:
绿眉翠鴗

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Motmot à sourcils bleus ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Motmot à sourcils bleus ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
James Lee Peters: Eumomota superciliosa [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original): Eumomota superciliosa [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Eumomota superciliosa [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Turquoise-browed Motmot ( Eumomota superciliosa) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eumomota superciliosa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eumomota superciliosa [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Motmot cellut
Czech: Momot hnedý, momot skořicovobřichý
Danish: Blåbrynet Motmot
German: Brauenmotmot, Brauen-Motmot
English: Turquoise browed Motmot, Turquoise-browed Motmot
English (IOC): Turquoise-browed Motmot
Spanish: Burgo Turquesa, Guardabarranco Común, Momoto Ceja Azul, Momoto Cejas Azules, Momoto Cejiazul, Momoto Cejiceleste, Momoto Cejiturquesa, momoto cela azul, Taragón cejiturquesa
Spanish (Costa Rica): Momoto cejiceleste
Spanish (Spain): Momoto Cejiazul
Spanish (HBW): Turquoise-browed Motmot
Spanish (Honduras): Taragón cejiturquesa
Spanish (Mexico): momoto ceja azul, Momoto Cejas Azules, Momoto Cejiturquesa, momoto cela azul
Spanish (Nicaragua): Guardabarranco Común
Estonian: türkiismotmot
Finnish: Mustakurkkumomotti
French: Motmot à sourcils bleus
Hungarian: feketetorkú motmot
Icelandic: Grænpendill
Italian: Motmot cigliaturchesi, Motmot dai sopraccigli azzurri
Japanese: aomayuhachikuimodoki
Japanese: アオマユハチクイモドキ
Scientific: Eumomota superciliosa, Eumomota superciliosa superciliosa, Pyronites superciliosus
Lithuanian: Turkinis momotas
Dutch: Wenbrauwmotmot, Wenkbrauwmotmot
Norwegian Nynorsk: Turkisbrynmotmot
Norwegian: Turkisbrynmotmot
Polish: pilodziób czarnogardly, piłodziób czarnogardły
Portuguese: Torogoz
Russian: Бурый момот, Синебровый момот
Slovak: momot čiernohrdlý
Slovenian: gizdavi motmot
Serbian: Momot sa tirkiznom obrvom
Swedish: Turkosbrynad motmot
Ukrainian: Момот рудочеревий
Chinese: 绿眉翠鴗
Chinese (Traditional): 綠眉翠鴗