Kingfishers, Bee Eaters, Rollers, Motmots, And Todies

Rufous Motmots (Baryphthengus martii) call to each other in the creek bottom the road to the Arenal Lodge (Costa Rica), 6/15/99.

Broad-billed Motmots (Electron platyrhynchum) sound like a shortened train whistle to me. The sound is unmistakable. This one was recorded at La Selva (Costa Rica), 11/98.

This rattle-y call was recorded at the marina in Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington.

Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) - Recorded at Rancho Oropendola near Orotina (Costa Rica) - this bird repeats this "bark" every 5 seconds or so over and over. Motmots are beautiful birds with long, knob-ended tails, which they swing back and forth side-to-side like a pendulum. The tail feathers emerge without the "knobs", but the barbs abrade off quickly in the area a few cm proximal to the end, leaving a "knob" attached only by the shaft.

Here is a duet performed by a pair of Blue-crowned Motmots (Momotus momota) in the forest near Cabinas el Bosque, Monteverde (Costa Rica) - morning of 6/16/99.

Description: English: Orchard in wet forest bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Ringed Kingfisher Type: chase calls Genus: Megaceryle Species: torquata Location: Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu Country: Ecuador Elevation: 510 m. Date: 16 February 2015, 08:50. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/251087 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/251087/download. Author: Niels Krabbe. Object location0° 13′ 01.2″ N, 78° 53′ 24″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 0.217000; -78.890000. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Calls of two Shining-blue Kingfishers perched close to water level on the other side of the Cavalla River (they were in Cote d'Ivoire, I was in Liberia).WAV file available bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Shining-blue Kingfisher Type: call Genus: Alcedo Species: quadribrachys Location: Cavalla River, Grand Gedeh Country: Liberia Elevation: 240 m. Date: 14 February 2013, 08:35. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/144127 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/144127/download. Author: Ben Phalan. Object location6° 16′ 58.8″ N, 8° 08′ 34.8″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 6.283000; -8.143000. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Trills and hoots from a presumed pair. Humid forest bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Rufous Motmot Type: call Genus: Baryphthengus Species: martii Location: Napo: 'Gareno (Guaponi) Lodge' Country: Ecuador Elevation: 370 m. Date: 25 February 2009, 10:30. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/250538 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/250538/download. Author: Niels Krabbe. Object location1° 02′ 06″ S, 77° 23′ 56.4″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap -1.035000; -77.399000. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: Coracias caudatus Afrikaans: Roep van 'n Troupant (Coracias caudatus caudatus) in vlug te Krokodilspruit in oostelike Gauteng, Suid-Afrika. English: Call of Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus) in flight at Krokodilspruit in eastern Gauteng, South Africa. It flew overhead to a perch on a tall electricity pylon. The area beside the spruit is a mix of Terminalia sericea woodland, grassland and copses of gum trees. Date: 28 May 2022. Source: Own work. Author: JMK. Object location25° 32′ 27″ S, 28° 25′ 56″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-25.540833; 28.432222.

Description: English: More of a soundscape as the bee-eaters were dancing in and out the tree and other species were on the tree too. I paused the recording once or twice to edit out the noise of approaching cars in the background. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Type: call Genus: Merops Species: oreobates Location: Nairobi, Nairobi County Country: Kenya Elevation: 1800 m. Date: 26 April 2017, 07:40. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/366684 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/366684/download. Author: Anne Ndung'u. Object location1° 15′ 50.04″ S, 36° 46′ 06.24″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap -1.263900; 36.768400. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Perched female. Riparian shrubbery bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Green Kingfisher Type: call Genus: Chloroceryle Species: americana Location: Esmeraldas: Same Country: Ecuador Elevation: 8 m. Date: 10 February 2012. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/250627 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/250627/download. Author: Niels Krabbe. Object location0° 50′ 42″ N, 79° 55′ 48″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 0.845000; -79.930000. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Many bee-eaters on the side of the road in the trees and on an electricity line. Some flight displays. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: White-throated Bee-eater Type: flight call, song Genus: Merops Species: albicollis Location: Kilifi County Country: Kenya Elevation: 0 m. Date: 8 March 2018, 16:12. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/405029 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/405029/download. Author: Anne Ndung'u. Object location3° 48′ 19.44″ S, 39° 49′ 58.8″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap -3.805400; 39.833000. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: The Blue-winged Kookaburra males usually start this call right on the first glow of light in the eastern sky and also the last glow of light in the evening. They will use the same call during the day around breeding season to attract mates and let other males know their territory. Their habitat is mainly semi-arid country along water ways in the Northern Parts across Australia. They are normally stationary birds do not move very far during the year. Their food consists of Reptiles- small birds- marsupiales - frogs and large insects. Their nesting habits are usually hollows in Eucalypt trees and sometimes in cliff faces where small hollows may excist ' They are a very nervous bird and will sit very still in foliage so not to be seen. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Blue-winged Kookaburra Type: call Genus: Dacelo Species: leachii Location: Cooya Pooya, Shire of Roebourne, Western Australia Country: Australia Elevation: 100 m. Date: 11 August 2019, 05:30. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/492215 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/492215/download. Author: Peter Russell. Object location20° 56′ 47.76″ S, 117° 03′ 28.08″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-20.946600; 117.057800. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Stork billed Kingfisher , Pelagopsis capensis,call. Date: 20 May 2021. Source: Own work. Author: Shino jacob koottanad.

Description: മലയാളം: കാക്ക മീൻകൊത്തി English: Stork billed Kingfisher. Date: 26 June 2014, 08:35:24. Source: Own work. Author: Shajiarikkad. Object location 10° 48′ 30.03″ N, 76° 04′ 45.26″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 10.808342; 76.079239.

Description: English: bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Stork-billed Kingfisher Type: call Genus: Pelargopsis Species: capensis Location: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra Country: India Elevation: 20 m. Date: 10 August 2016, 02:00. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/360661 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/360661/download. Author: Sunit. Object location17° 29′ 10.68″ N, 73° 09′ 23.04″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 17.486300; 73.156400. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) from Puzhakkal. Date: 17 April 2019. Source: Own work. Author: Manoj Karingamadathil.

Description: English: call repeated at 30s interval, approximately, over a period of maybe 8 minutes. bird-seen:no Common name: Broad-billed Motmot Type: call, song Genus: Electron Species: platyrhynchum Location: Larguillo (Comunidad), Chiguirí Arriba (Corregimiento), Penonomé (Distrito), Coclé (Provincia) Country: Panama Elevation: 380 m. Date: 18 April 2019, 08:00. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/467479 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/467479/download. Author: Mario Frasca. Object location8° 40′ 09.48″ N, 80° 11′ 19.32″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 8.669300; -80.188700. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Photos and videos of this bird were included in an eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S53357677. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no Common name: Keel-billed Motmot Type: adult, call, sex uncertain Genus: Electron Species: carinatum Location: Mábita (Rus Rus), municipio de Puerto Lempira, Departamento de gracias a dios Country: Honduras Elevation: 80 m. Date: 27 February 2019, 07:00. Source: Metadata: https://www.xeno-canto.org/580674 Audio file: https://www.xeno-canto.org/580674/download. Author: Oliver Komar. Object location14° 45′ 36″ N, 84° 27′ 11.88″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 14.760000; -84.453300. xeno-cantoSharing bird soundsfrom around the world : The source of this file is xeno-canto.org, a website dedicated to sharing birdsong recordings created and donated by volunteers. The website is managed by the Xeno-canto Foundation. English ∙ español ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 日本語 ∙ +/−. Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

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