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I photographed this Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia. It lives up to about 1,200 meters in Venezuela and 1,000 meters in Ecuador. It is omnivorous and has been recorded eating insects, small mammals, reptiles and fruit. Like most of its relatives, it nests in a long tunnel dug in an earth bank. La Macarena is part of the Sierra de la Macarena and of the Macarena Special Management Area, which brings together several protected areas. The Sierra de la Macarena is home to about 420 bird species, along with eight species of primates.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/30 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600, +1 EV. IUCN lists the Amazonian Motmot as Least Concern, with a decreasing population.
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The Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) pertenece a la familia Momotidae (Motmots) en la taxonomía eBird/Clements.
Fuente: eBird.org (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Conservación
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2025), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Fuente: Lista Roja de la UICN
