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Lesson's Motmot
Momotus lessonii Lesson, RP 1842
Lesson's motmot or the blue-diademed motmot, is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of southern Mexico to western Panama. This species and the blue-capped motmot, whooping motmot, Trinidad motmot, Amazonian motmot, and Andean motmot were all considered conspecific. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Momotidae
Genus:
Momotus
Scientific:
Momotus lessonii
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Momotidae
Genus:
Momotus
Scientific:
Momotus lessonii
Original description
Citation:
Lesson, RP 1842
Reference:
Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne
5 p.174
Protonym:
Momotus Lessonii
Type locality:
Realejo, Nicaragua.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/51063#page/184/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AAADA0633074D2BA
Avibase ID:
avibase-AAADA063
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AAADA063
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693045
Geographic range:
- Momotus lessonii: humid forest to edge of lowlands and hills on Caribbean slope from central Veracruz and northern Oaxaca then on both slopes of Mexico including Yucatán Peninsula (but not Cozumel) through Nicaragua, thence on Pacific slope and central valley of Costa Rica to central Panama
- Momotus lessonii lessonii: tropical southern Mexico (Chiapas) to western Panama
- Momotus lessonii goldmani: tropical southeastern Mexico (Veracruz) to Petén of northern Guatemala
- Momotus lessonii exiguus: tropical southern Mexico (Campeche and Yucatán)
Source: Clements checklist
Lesson's Motmot
Catalan:
Motmot de diadema blava
Czech:
momot diadémový
Danish:
Lessons Motmot
German:
Diademmotmot
Spanish:
Momoto diademado
Spanish (Spain):
Momoto Diademado
French:
Motmot de Lesson
Croatian:
šarenokapi motmot
Italian:
Motmot di Lesson
Japanese (romaji):
ressonhachikuimodoki
Japanese:
レッソンハチクイモドキ
Dutch:
Lessons Motmot
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Diademmotmot
Norwegian:
diademmotmot
Polish:
piłodziób żółtopierśny
Portuguese:
udu-diademado
Portuguese (Portugal):
momoto-coroado
Russian:
Диадемовый момот
Slovak:
momot maskový
Serbian:
Lesonov momot
Swedish:
diademmotmot
Ukrainian:
момот садовий
Chinese:
雷氏翠鴗
Chinese (Traditional):
藍冠翠鴗
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Motmot de Lesson ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's) ( Momotus coeruliceps [lessonii Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's) ( Momotus coeruliceps [lessonii Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's) ( Momotus coeruliceps [lessonii Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's) ( Momotus coeruliceps [lessonii Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's) ( Momotus coeruliceps [lessonii Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's) ( Momotus coeruliceps [lessonii Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessoni) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus lessonii) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Momotus lessonii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Motmot de diadema blava
Czech: momot diadémový
Danish: Lessons Motmot
German: Diademmotmot
English: Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's), Blue-diademed Motmot, Lesson's Motmot
English, HBW: Blue-diademed Motmot
English (IOC): Lesson's Motmot
English (United States): Lesson's Motmot
Spanish: Momoto diademado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Momoto Coroniazul
Spanish (Spain): Momoto Diademado
Spanish (HBW): Blue-crowned Motmot (Lesson's)
Spanish (Mexico): Momoto Corona Azul (grupo lessonii), Momoto Corona Negra
Spanish (Panama): Momoto de Lesson
French: Motmot à tête bleue (de Lesson), Motmot de Lesson
Croatian: šarenokapi motmot
Italian: Motmot di Lesson
Japanese (romaji): aozukinhachikuimodoki (lessonii guru-pu), ressonhachikuimodoki
Japanese: アオズキンハチクイモドキ (lessonii グループ), レッソンハチクイモドキ
Scientific: Momotus coeruliceps [lessonii Group], Momotus lessoni, Momotus lessonii, Momotus lessonii lessonii, Momotus momota lessonii
Dutch: Blauwkruinmotmot (lessonii groep), Lessons Motmot
Norwegian Nynorsk: Diademmotmot
Norwegian: diademmotmot
Polish: pilodziób zóltopiersny, piłodziób żółtopierśny
Portuguese: udu-diademado
Portuguese (Portugal): momoto-coroado
Russian: Диадемовый момот
Slovak: momot maskový
Slovenian: diademski motmot
Serbian: Lesonov momot
Swedish: diademmotmot
Turkish: Lesson motmotu
Ukrainian: момот садовий
Chinese: 雷氏翠鴗
Chinese (Traditional): 藍冠翠鴗
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