Species profile
Keel-billed Motmot
Electron carinatum
Quick answer
Caribbean slope of se Mexico to ne Costa Rica
- Scientific name
- Electron carinatum
- Family
- Momotidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Genus
- Electron
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Keel-billed Motmot in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Momotidae
- Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis)
- Blue-Crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
- Blue-diademed Motmot (Momotus coeruliceps)
- Blue-diademed Motmot (Momotus lessonii)
- Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis)
- Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)
- Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii)
- Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus)