Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Green-browed pheasant
- Scientific name: Eumomota superciliosa, Turquoise-browed Motmot
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Coraciiformes, Seraphidae, Genus: *Cyprinus*
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 34 cm
- Weight: Approximately 65g
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
It is the national bird of El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Distribution and Habitat
It is distributed in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
They inhabit open environments, such as forest edges and jungles. They often stay on utility poles and fences.
Appearance
The Green-browed Common Crested ...
Detailed introduction
The green-browed motmot, scientifically known as *Eumomota superciliosa*, has seven subspecies.
The Green-browed Common Crested Tern feeds on insects, worms, lizards, various invertebrates, and small vertebrates, and sometimes also eats fruit. While waiting for prey, it can remain motionless for a long time, then suddenly pounce upon it. On perches, its tail often swings from side to side or tilts at an angle. It burrows into waterside cliffs, embankments, wells, and mines, or digs a long tunnel-like burrow in the sand using its downward-curving beak. It lays 3-4 white eggs, which are incubated and raised by both sexes.
Listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012 ver 3.1.
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