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Rufous-capped Motmot

Baryphthengus ruficapillus
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Yeruvá
Juruva-verde
Family: Momotidae
Order: Coraciiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Baryphonus ruficapillus.


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Foto
Photography ID: 662018
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/22/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 598707
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/05/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 498656
  Adult
Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero
Misiones
Argentina
05/21/2022
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 349745
  Adult
Parque Provincial Urugua-í
Misiones
Argentina
08/20/2019
Elsa Longo



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Elsa Longo10/22/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Elsa Longo08/05/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Elsa Longo09/04/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239635122/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúElsa Longo
214672105/08/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúElsa Longo
190810417/09/2023ArgentinaMisionesZona de acampe, Parque Provincial Cruce CaballeroElsa Longo
182032224/07/2023ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroElsa Longo
168901103/11/2022ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúElsa Longo
160391621/05/2022ArgentinaMisionesZona de acampe, Parque Provincial Cruce CaballeroElsa Longo
96966520/08/2019ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-íElsa Longo
84601609/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáElsa Longo
85036304/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesSendero Macuco, Parque Nacional IguazúElsa Longo
37645829/11/2015ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto ParaísoElsa Longo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Rufous-capped Motmot (Baryphthengus ruficapillus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/04/2026.