Keel-billed Motmot

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Electron carinatum

Keel-billed Motmot, a reference photo
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The keel-billed motmot (Electron carinatum) is a vulnerable species of bird in the motmot family Momotidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Keel-billed Motmot being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Momotidae
Species
Electron carinatum

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