Momotovye [1] ( lat. Momotidae ) is a family of tropical birds of the crayfish order. Medium-sized birds living in a dense selva .
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Evolution
Known from the Miocene [2] .
Description
Representatives of Momotovs are medium-sized birds with a body length of 16.5–48 cm and a weight of 30–180 g (up to 208 g). Males and females are similar, young birds differ from adults in a dimmer color of plumage. The color of the pritz is bright; green, yellow, orange and brown colors predominate; different species have masks, stripes and black spots; in addition, the color of plumage in many species has a blue and blue color with a metallic luster [2] .
Distribution
Momotovy distributed in Central and South America . Natural habitats are tropical and subtropical forests and light forests. In addition, birds can also live close to humans - in gardens and plantations. Momotov representatives can be found in the mountains, at an altitude of up to 3100 m. Most species lead a sedentary lifestyle, some make short seasonal migrations [2] .
In the arts and cultures of the world
Symbol Bird
The national bird of Nicaragua is the Brown Momot ( Eumomota superciliosa ). The same species is the national bird of El Salvador , where it is known as Torogos : as a symbol of the country, it was approved by the Legislative Assembly on October 21, 1999 .
On stamps
The bright coloring of the Momotov makes them popular for postage stamps.
Classification
- Rod Bluehearted Moments Aspatha
- Blue-throated Momot Aspatha gularis
- Rod Red-headed Moments Baryphthengus
- Baryphthengus martii
- Red-headed Momot Baryphthengus ruficapillus
- Rod Momotas-electrons or Electrons Electron
- Electron carinatum ribbed electron
- Squint Electron platyrhynchum
- Rod Brown Moments Eumomota
- Brown Momot Eumomota superciliosa
- Rod Small Moments Hylomanes
- Small momot Hylomanes momotula
- Momotus genus Momotus
- Momotus aequatorialis
- Momotus bahamensis
- Momotus coeruliceps
- Momotus lessonii
- Brown Momot Momotus mexicanus
- Blue- caped momot Momotus momota
- Momotus subrufescens
Gallery
Baryphthengus martii
Red-headed Momot
Ribbed electron
Flat-billed electron
Brown momot
Small momot
Momotus aequatorialis
Brown Momot
Blue-caped momot
Notes
- ↑ Boehme, Flint, 1994 , p. 179.
- ↑ 1 2 3 BDT .
Literature
- Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., RUSSO, 1994. - 845 p. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- Becker, JJ A Fossil Motmot (Aves: Momotidae) from the Late Miocene of Florida (English) : Journal. - The Condor , 1986. - No. 88 (4) . - P. 478-482 . - DOI : 10.2307 / 1368274 .
- Chapman FM The distribution of the motmots of the genus Momotus (English) : magazine. - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History , 1923. - Vol. 48 . - P. 21-59 .
- Forshaw J., Kemp A. Eisvögel und Verwandte // Enzyklopädie der Tierwelt: Vögel. - Orbis Verlag . - S. 143-144. - ISBN 3-572-01378-X .
- Murphy, TG Dishonest 'preemptive' pursuit-deterrent signal? Why the turquoise-browed motmot wags its tail before feeding nestlings : magazine. - Animal Behavior , 2007 .-- No. 73 . - P. 965-970 . - DOI : 10.1016 / j.anbehav.2006.10.020 .
- Murphy, TG Lack of melanized keratin and barbs that fall off: how the racketed tail of the turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa is formed : journal. - Journal of Avian Biology , 2007. - No. 38 . - P. 139-143 . - DOI : 10.1111 / j.2007.0908-8857.04055.x .
- Murphy, TG Racketed tail of the male and female turquoise-browed motmot: male but not female tail length correlates with pairing success, performance, and reproductive success : English . - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology , 2007 .-- No. 61 . - P. 911-918 . - DOI : 10.1007 / s00265-006-0320-z .