Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
Both inhabit humid evergreen tropical forest. Both occur in Central America, and the broad-billed motmot occurs in a large region of South America as well.
They are distinguished from other motmots by their much wider bills. The rackets on their tails are less dramatic than those of many other motmot species and may be absent. The species are very similar except in adult plumage (but the adult keel-billed resembles the juvenile broad-billed). A mixed pair apparently courting has been observed (Howell and Webb 1995).
The name Electron is a Latinization of the Ancient Greek word for amber, and can mean "bright" in scientific names (Jaeger 1978). The name was given 46 years before an elementary particle was named electron.
ReferencesEdit
^"Momotidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
Howell, Steve N. G.; Webb, Sophie (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press. pp. 439, 790–791. ISBN0-19-854012-4.
Jaeger, Edmund C. (1955). A Source-Book of Biological Names and Terms. Charles C. Thomas. pp. 90. ISBN0-398-00916-3. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
Peterson, Alan P. (Editor). 1999. Zoological Nomenclature Resource (Zoonomen). Accessed 2007-08-17.
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electron, bird, electron, genus, motmots, family, neotropical, near, passerine, birds, genus, species, electronbroad, billed, motmot, electron, platyrhynchum, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclade, dinosauriaclass, a. Electron is a genus of the motmots a family of Neotropical near passerine birds The genus has two species ElectronBroad billed motmot Electron platyrhynchum Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClade DinosauriaClass AvesOrder CoraciiformesFamily MomotidaeGenus ElectronGistel 1848Type speciesMomotus platyrhynchus 1 Leadbeater 1829SpeciesE carinatumE platyrhynchum Image Scientific name Common Name DistributionElectron carinatum Keel billed motmot Belize Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua and MexicoElectron platyrhynchum Broad billed motmot Bolivia Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Honduras Nicaragua Panama and Peru Both inhabit humid evergreen tropical forest Both occur in Central America and the broad billed motmot occurs in a large region of South America as well They are distinguished from other motmots by their much wider bills The rackets on their tails are less dramatic than those of many other motmot species and may be absent The species are very similar except in adult plumage but the adult keel billed resembles the juvenile broad billed A mixed pair apparently courting has been observed Howell and Webb 1995 The name Electron is a Latinization of the Ancient Greek word for amber and can mean bright in scientific names Jaeger 1978 The name was given 46 years before an elementary particle was named electron References Edit Momotidae aviansystematics org The Trust for Avian Systematics Retrieved 2023 07 25 Howell Steve N G Webb Sophie 1995 A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America Oxford University Press pp 439 790 791 ISBN 0 19 854012 4 Jaeger Edmund C 1955 A Source Book of Biological Names and Terms Charles C Thomas pp 90 ISBN 0 398 00916 3 Retrieved 2007 08 18 Peterson Alan P Editor 1999 Zoological Nomenclature Resource Zoonomen Accessed 2007 08 17 nbsp This Coraciiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Electron bird amp oldid 1167545461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
