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These birds often sit still, and in their dense forest habitat can be difficult to see, despite their size. They eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also regularly take fruit.
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377:(southern Mexico) to western
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638:Paleobiology Database
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709:Birds of El Salvador
251:blue-diademed motmot
724:Birds of Costa Rica
52:Conservation status
719:Birds of Nicaragua
704:Birds of Guatemala
270:blue-capped motmot
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433:14 January
385:References
369:Lesson, R.
317:Subspecies
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167:Species:
149:Momotidae
105:Kingdom:
99:Eukaryota
42:Heredia,
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474:Q3325204
468:Wikidata
355:Campeche
301:ooo-doot
298:owl-like
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604:2502810
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498:Avibase
375:Chiapas
359:Yucatán
349:Ridgway
160:Momotus
155:Genus:
135:Order:
125:Class:
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379:Panama
371:, 1842
351:, 1912
336:Mexico
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330:Nelson
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198:Lesson
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599:NCBI
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560:GBIF
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