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Momotus
Taxonomy
Momotus was named by Brisson (1760). It is extant.
It was assigned to Momotidae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Momotidae by Clements et al. (2017).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1760 | Momotus Brisson |
| 1811 | Prionites Illiger |
| 2017 | Momotus Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Momotus Brisson 1760
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Momotus lessonii Lesson 1842 [Lesson's motmot]
Momotus momota Linnaeus 1766 [Amazonian motmot]
Invalid names: Prionites Illiger 1811 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994 | |||||