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Momotidae

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Noun1.Momotidae - a family of birds of the order CoraciiformesMomotidae - a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
family Momotidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Coraciiformes, order Coraciiformes - rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
genus Momotus, Momotus - type genus of the Momotidae
momot, motmot - tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
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americana Motmots Momotidae Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum Jacamars Galbulidae White-eared Jacamar Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis Brown Jacamar Brachygalba lugubris Yellow-billed Jacamar Galbula albirostris Bronzy Jacamar G.
Avifauna of the Pongos Basin, Amazonas Department, Peru by Brooks, Daniel M.; O'Neill, John P.; Foster, Mercedes S.; Mark, Todd; Dauphine, Nico; Franke, Irma J / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
melanurus T 1 2 Pharomachrus pavoninus T 1 Alcedinidae (1) Chloroceryle aenea C 2 Momotidae (3) Electron platyrhynchum C 1 2 Baryphthengus martii C 1 Momotus momota T 3 Galbulidae (4) Galbula cyanicollis C 1 2 G.
Birds of an open vegetation enclave in Southern Brazilian Amazonia by Aleixo, Alexandre; Poletto, Fabiola / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Members of the family Momotidae have been observed eating a wide range of fruits, arthropods, and small vertebrates (Meyer de Schauensee 1964, Ridgely and Gwynne 1989, Stiles and Skutch 1989, Karr et al.
Predation by a Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) on a Hummingbird by Garcia-C., J. Mauricio; Zahawi, Rakan A. / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
 
 
 
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