Oscar Dewhurst / Highland motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) perched in Peruvian cloud forest. Cusco, Peru. September

Oscar Dewhurst / Highland motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) perched on lichen-encrusted branch, silhouetted against an overcast sky. Cusco, Peru. September. Cropped

Thomas Marent / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Selva de Ventanas Natural Reserve, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Tatama National Park, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Tatama National Park, Colombia

Andy Rouse / Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis) portrait, Tobago

Nick Garbutt / Highland motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), male in tree with caterpillar in beak about to return to nest. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru.

Donald M. Jones / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Sean Crane / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Soberania National Park, Panama

Thomas Marent / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Las Tangaras Bird Reserve, Colombia

Robin Chittenden / Trinidad motmot (Momotus bahamensis) Trinidad and Tobago, April

Clay Bolt / Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus coeruliceps), Cocobolo Nature Reserve, Panama.

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Frankfurt, Germany

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Frankfurt, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) with prey, Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru

John Abbott / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) male, rear view, Cusco, Peru.

David Tipling / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momotoa conexus) Soberiana National Park, Panama.

Glenn Bartley / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Manu National Park, Peru

Robin Chittenden / Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis) Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago May 2013

Robin Chittenden / Trinidad Motmot (Momotus bahamensis) rear view, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, April

Tui De Roy / Blue crowned / highland motmot (Momotus momota) San Isidro, Eastern Slope Tropical Andes, Andean Cloud Forest, East slope, Ecuador

Kim Taylor / Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota) perched on branch with caterpillar, Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Christian Ziegler / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota conexus), Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Rolf Nussbaumer / Blue-crowned motmot {Momotus momota} Central Valley, Costa Rica

Rolf Nussbaumer / Blue-crowned motmot {Momotus momota} adult feeding on berry, Central Valley, Costa Rica

Christian Ziegler / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota conexus) perching on tree branch, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Blue crowned motmot {Momotus momota} Trinidad

Pete Oxford / Blue-crowned motmot {Momotus momota} Machalilla NP. Ecuador

Tom Vezo / Blue crowned motmot {Momotus momota} Costa Rica

Tom Vezo / Blue crowned motmot {Momotus momota} Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Blue-crowned motmot {Momotus momota} Machalilla NP. Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) carrying rain frog to feed to nestlings, rainforest, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) perching on branch, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean

Gerry Ellis / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Trinidad, Caribbean

Staffan Widstrand / Blue crowned motmot bird {Momotus momota} Trinidad

Thomas Marent / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Selva de Ventanas Natural Reserve, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Selva de Ventanas Natural Reserve, Colombia

Johannes Melchers/ BIA / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Bolivia

Greg Basco/ BIA / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Thomas Marent / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Las Tangaras Bird Reserve, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Steve Gettle / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica

Murray Cooper / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Ecuador

Michele Westmorland / Blue crowned mot-mot (Momotus momota) perched on branch, Argyle Falls Forest, Tobago, Caribbean.

Murray Cooper / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) with insect prey, Peru

Kevin Schafer / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Trinidad

Tom Vezo / Blue crowned motmot {Momotus momota} perched, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) portrait, Tobago, West Indies

Mark Moffett / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) hunts insects in the mid to lower canopy, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Ugo Mellone / Whooping motmot (Momotus subrufescens) perched on branch, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.

Ugo Mellone / Whooping motmot (Momotus subrufescens) perched on branch, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota) portrait, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Captive, occurs in South America.

David Pattyn / Andean motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) perched on branch in cloud forest, Medellin area, Antioquia, Colombia.

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Andes, Colombia

Murray Cooper / Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis), Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Ecuador

Christian Ziegler / Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) taking flight, Manu National Park, Peru