Raja-udang (Kingfishers)
Andean Motmot
Momotus aequatorialis
- tidak umum
- 39 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Cloud forest motmot of the high Andes. Pendulum tail, turquoise crown, total stillness. Delivers without being seen.
- Habitat
- Humid montane forest, typically near streams; also forest edges and secondary forest. Elevation varies by country: ~1,500-3,100 m in Colombia, 1,000-2,100 m in Ecuador, 1,000-2,400 m in Peru, 1,600-1,900 m in Bolivia.
- Fakta menarik
- The Andean Motmot has a distinctive racket-tipped tail and a black mask bordered with blue plus a blue "diadem" crown; its name derives from its low, monotone "boop-oop" hooting call.
- Sebaran
- Andes of northern Colombia (all three cordilleras) south through Ecuador and Peru (eastern Andes only) to La Paz Department in northwestern Bolivia.
- Makanan
- Omnivorous: mainly arthropods and fruit; also documented preying on small marsupials (mouse opossums, genus Micoureus).
- Ukuran
- 0,47 m
- Masa hidup
- 4,3 tahun
