Keel-billed motmot

Keel-billed motmot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Momotidae
Genus: Electron
Species: E. carinatum
Binomial name
Electron carinatum
(du Bus, 1847)
Synonyms

Prionirhynchus carinatus

The keel-billed motmot (Electron carinatum) is a species of bird in the Momotidae family. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and (formerly) Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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