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C/S: |
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Turquoise-browed Motmot |
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Eumomota superciliosa |
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Av. Size: |
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13 in (33 cm) |
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Sounds: |
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ka-wock kawock (Peterson) |
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Identifying Characteristics: |
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turquoise blue stripe above eye, black eye and throat stripe edged in blue, black bill, rufous body, greenish back, flight feathers and upper sides of tail blue; racket-like tail ending in black-with-blue |
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Range: |
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SE Mexico, C America to Costa Rica |
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Habitat: |
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forest edge, scrub forest, makes its home in clay banks, cavern openings; often found near water source |
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Other Info/Notes on Photo: |
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tail often moves like a pendulum; sometimes referred to as pajaro reloj (clock-bird) for this reason; the Maya in the Yucatan almost exclusively refer to it as "Toh"; bird is more greenish in some areas |
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