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Broad-billed motmots are named for their flattened beaks, which vaguely resemble those of flycatchers. In overall shape and coloration they are fairly similar to the larger blue-crowned motmot. Like the latter species, broad-billed motmots have characteristic long tails with a pair of 'flags' or 'banners' at the end of the tail. Motmots typically perch quietly and swoop down on insects, lizards, frogs, or sometimes small birds. These birds were photographed on a trail in a small national park near Gamboa, Panama. |
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