February 6, 2013 Species of the Day: Blue-crowned motmot

Species of the day: Blue-crowned motmot! This particular bird flew into one of our hummingbird nets today. Adam took it out; it thanked him by pooping quite severely on his hand and then biting him. Motmots are predators, but don’t seem to be very picky in their diets – everything from ants and spiders to bats! They sit on branches and wait for something tasty to come along.

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  1. Just wanted to let you guys know that I really enjoy reading the blog and learning about the research – keep it up and have a good field season!

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