Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii] (Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot)

Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot

Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii] (= Momotus coeruliceps) (Gould, J 1836)

The blue-capped motmot or blue-crowned motmot is a colorful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico. This species and the Lesson's Motmot, Whooping Motmot, Trinidad Motmot, Amazonian Motmot, and Andean Motmot were all considered conspecific. The IUCN uses blue-crowned as their identifier for this species, however it was also the name used for the prior species complex. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Momotidae
Genus:
   Momotus
Scientific:
  Momotus coeruliceps

Original description

Citation:
(Gould, J 1836)

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 4, no.38 p. 18

Protonym:
Prionites coeruliceps

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570743

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
ED21DC1C93B630D9

Avibase ID:
avibase-ED21DC1C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ED21DC1C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693040

Geographic range:

Momotus coeruliceps: NE Mexico (Nuevo León and Tamaulipas to n Veracruz)
Momotus lessonii lessonii: Tropical s Mexico (Chiapas) to w Panama
Momotus lessonii goldmani: Tropical se Mexico (Veracruz) to Petén of n Guatemala
Momotus lessonii exiguus: Tropical s Mexico (Campeche and Yucatán)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot
German:
Blauscheitel-/Diademmotmot
Spanish:
Momoto Capiazul/Diademado
Spanish (Spain):
Momoto capiazul/diademado
French:
Motmot à tête bleue ou M. de Lesson
Japanese (romaji):
aozukinhachikuimodoki/ressonhachikuimodoki
Japanese:
アオズキンハチクイモドキ/レッソンハチクイモドキ
Norwegian:
blåkronemotmot/diademmotmot
Polish:
piłodziób modrogłowy/żółtopierśny
Russian:
Северный/Диадемовый момот
Slovak:
momot modrohlavý/maskový
Serbian:
Plavokapi momot/Lesonov momot
Swedish:
blåkronad motmot/diademmotmot

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii])
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Blue-crowned Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps/lessonii)
eBird version 2018: Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps/lessonii)
eBird version 2019: Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps/lessonii)
eBird version 2021: Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps/lessonii)
eBird version 2022: Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps/lessonii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-diademed Motmot ( Momotus coeruliceps) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Momotus [momota, coeruliceps or subrufescens]

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Catalan: Motmot de corona blava
Danish: Blåkronet Motmot
German: Blauscheitel-/Diademmotmot, Blauscheitelmotmot
English: Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot, Blue-crowned Motmot, Blue-crowned or Lesson's Motmot, Blue-diademed Motmot
English, HBW: Blue-crowned/Lesson's Motmot
English (IOC): Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot
English (United States): Blue-capped/Lesson's Motmot
Spanish: Momoto capiazul, Momoto Capiazul/Diademado
Spanish (Spain): Momoto capiazul/diademado
Spanish (Mexico): Momoto corona azul, Momoto Corona Azul/Corona Negra
Finnish: sinikruunumomotti
French: Motmot à tête bleue, Motmot à tête bleue ou M. de Lesson
Italian: Motmot corona azzurra
Japanese (romaji): aozukinhachikuimodoki, aozukinhachikuimodoki/ressonhachikuimodoki
Japanese: アオズキンハチクイモドキ, アオズキンハチクイモドキ/レッソンハチクイモドキ
Scientific: Momotus [coeruliceps or lessonii], Momotus coeruliceps, Momotus coeruliceps/lessonii, Momotus momota coeruliceps, Prionites coeruliceps
Dutch: Blauwkruinmotmot
Norwegian: Blåkronemotmot, blåkronemotmot/diademmotmot
Polish: pilodziób modroglowy, piłodziób modrogłowy/żółtopierśny
Portuguese: udu-de-coroa-azul
Portuguese (Brazil): udu-de-coroa-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): momoto-de-coroa-azul/momoto-coroado
Russian: Северный/Диадемовый момот
Slovak: momot modrohlavý, momot modrohlavý/maskový
Serbian: Plavokapi momot/Lesonov momot
Swedish: blåkronad motmot, blåkronad motmot/diademmotmot
Turkish: Mavi tepeli/Lesson motmotu
Chinese: 蓝顶翠鴗
Chinese (Traditional): 藍頂翠鴗