Image of Blue-throated Motmot

Description:

The Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis) is a resident of montane evergreen and pine-oak forests from southern Mexico and into Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is easy to hear this species, but it is often very difficult to see. On many trips within its range I've only been able to get a very few marginal photos of this bird, one of which is shown here. This image was taken on the edge of cloud forest at El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico, March 30, 1999.