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'''Common Name:''' Blue-crowned Motmot<br>
'''Scientific Name:''' Momotus momota

'''Size:''' 16-18 inches (41-46 cm)

'''Habitat:''' Central and South America. Found in the rainforests of Mexico, Central and South America, and Trinidad and Tobago.

'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 5,000,000 - 50,000,000 mature individuals.

'''Diet:''' Insects, lizards and sometimes fruit.

'''Nesting:'''  Nests are created by tunneling into river banks, to lay about three or four white eggs.

'''Cool Facts:''' Motmots often sit still and, in their dense forest habitat, can be difficult to see, despite their size. They are most commonly found by their distinctive call, “whoop, whoop….whoop, whoop”.



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