Amazonian Motmot

An Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) at a farm off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. (Photo by Kester Clarke / www.kesterclarke.net)

The Amazonian Motmot has distinctive tail feathers, which twitch like the pendulum of a clock when they are perched. They feed on fruit, small reptiles and insects such as crickets and worms.

 

An Amazonian Motmot (Momotus momota) at a farm off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. (Photo by Kester Clarke / www.kesterclarke.net)