| Recently proposed splits for the family | Motmots | ||
| The
Highland Motmot has long been recognized as a full species. For some
odd reason, I had always ignored this treatment. The reference on the right
is one of the earlier ones I know of, but the taxon has been given full
specific status also in the Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 6. |
Highland Motmot Momotus aequatorialis | ||
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