Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii)

Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii)

About Lesson's Motmot (Momotus lessonii)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
Family: Motmots

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.