About Momotus lessonii R.Lesson, 1842
Momotus lessonii R.Lesson, 1842 has a black central crown that is surrounded by a blue band, and it also has a black eyemask. Its call is a low, owl-like ooo-doot. These birds often stay motionless, and they can be hard to spot within their dense forest habitat, even though they are relatively large. Their diet includes small prey like insects and lizards, and they also eat fruit on a regular basis. Like most members of the order Coraciiformes, motmots of this species nest in tunnels dug into banks, and they lay around three or four white eggs per clutch.
