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Lesson's motmot
Momotus lessonii · Family Momotidae
Momotus lessonii
Family Momotidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Momotidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 271,614
- Countries and territories with records
- 12
About this species
This species has 271,614 occurrence records from 12 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Costa Rica (46.2%), Guatemala (11.8%), Belize (11.1%), Mexico (10.3%) and Honduras (8.7%); together they account for 88.2% of the total. In Costa Rica, this species accounts for 0.48% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Momotus lessonii combines the genus name Momotus with the species epithet lessonii. The Warbla app catalog lists 7 species of the genus Momotus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Momotus aequatorialis, Momotus momota and Momotus subrufescens.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 14 species of the family Momotidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 3.9 times the family average (69,812). The family Momotidae belongs to the order Coraciiformes, which has 171 species in the Warbla app catalog.