Blue-Crowned Motmot

The head of the Blue-crowned motmot is large; the short broad beak has an upper edge that is serrated. They only have one rear toe and the middle and inner toes on their short feet are fused; legs and feet are gray in color. The center tail feathers, which twitch like the pendulum of a clock when the motmot is perched, have bare spines at the tip, making them easy to recognize. Their plumage in shades of green and blue. They have red eyes, a turquoise crown, and a black-masked face. Male and female plumage is alike but males are larger in size.