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Tody Motmot
Hylmom
Information
Range Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Coraciiformes
Family Momotidae
Genus Hylomanes
Species Hylomanes momotula
Conservation Status
LCSpecies
Least Concern

The Tody motmot (Hylomanes momotula), is a species of motmot in the Momotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hylomanes. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies[]

The following subspecies are currently recognized.

Hylomanes momotula chiapensis (Brodkorb, 1938)
Hylomanes momotula momotula (Lichtenstein, 1839)
Hylomanes momotula obscurus (Nelson, 1911)
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