Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Brown-green pheasant
- Scientific name: Baryphthengus martii, Rufous Motmot
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Coraciiformes, Sorrowidae, Sorrows genus
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 46 cm
- Weight: About 195g
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
The head, neck, and abdomen are cinnamon-colored.
Distribution and Habitat
It is distributed in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
They inhabit the tropical rainforests, secondary forests, and forest edges of Central and South America. Living at altitudes between 900 and 1400 meters, they are a common resident bird in the lowlands and foothills of the Caribbean region.
Appearance
The Brown-faced Motmot is about 46 cm long and weighs 195 grams. Adults have black faces, resembling a mask. Like all members of the genus *Motmot*, it has a large head, a short, broad beak that curves slightly downwards, and serrated edges. Its tarsi are unique, exceptionally short, almost completely fused to the inner toe and the middle toe, which has only one posterior toe. The bases of the two forward-facing toes are partially fused. The tail is long, with the central tail feathers being particularly long, ending in a shaft near the tip, forming a racket-like shape. Sexually dimorphic, this species has a cinnamon-colored head, neck, and chest/abdomen, while the rest is covered with varying shades of blue-green and dark blue feathers. The iris is red, and the legs are black. Juveniles are similar to adults but duller, with a less prominent facial mask.
Detailed introduction
The scientific name of the Brown Motmot is Baryphthengus martii, and its foreign name is Rufous Motmot. It has two subspecies.
The call of the Common Brown Owl is similar to that of an owl. It feeds on insects, crickets, mealworms, worms, earthworms, 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 its perch, its tail often swings from side to side or tilts to one side. The Common Brown Owl frequents water sources for drinking and bathing.
The Brown-tailed Warbler nests in burrows along water's edge, on cliffs, embankments, in wells, and in mines, or by digging holes in the sand with its downward-curving beak. Digging typically takes place from August to October (during the rainy season when the soil is softer). The nests are tunnel-like, 4-5 meters long. The breeding season is from March to June of the following year, during which they return to their nests. The female lays 3-4 white eggs, and both parents share the responsibility of incubating and raising the chicks.
Listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012 ver 3.1.
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