Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Rust-topped Green Goose
- Scientific name: Momotus mexicanus, Russet-crowned Motmot
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Coraciiformes, Sorrowidae, Sorrow
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.
They inhabit open environments, such as forest edges and jungles.
Appearance
The Rust-crowned Green Griffon has a long, wide, slightly downward-curving beak with serrated edges. The two forward-facing toes are partially fused at the base. The tail is long, with the central tail feathers being particularly long, ending in a section with only the shaft remaining near the tip, forming individual small feathers that resemble a racket – a distinctive feature. The wings are short and rounded; the body plumage is mostly bright green, blue, and brown; males and females are dimorphic.
Detailed introduction
The Rust-crowned Motmot, scientifically known as *Momotus mexicanus*, is a medium-sized climbing bird.
The Rust-crowned Common Moorhen 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 to one side. It nests in burrows dug along water's edge or on sand using its downward-curving beak, laying 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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