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Condorman wrote: "I think they got the title wrong, though. In the picture, the motmot looks more like a kingfisher."

The bird pictured above does bear some physical resemblance to Kingfishers found in jungle areas, for example the Biak Paradise Kingfisher found in New Guinea.

Biak Paradise Kingfisher



Malachite Kingfisher


National Bird of Nicauragua Turquoise Browed Mot Mot

Noteworthy differences between jungle dwelling Kingfishers and the Turquoise Browed Mot Mot are the distinguished body colorations, the colored brow (turquoise colored in the Turquoise-Browed Mot Mot) the long tail extensions, crests often noticed on Kingfishers and the vocal differences.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

" The bird pictured above does bear some physical resemblance to Kingfishers found in jungle areas, for example the Biak Paradise Kingfisher found in New Guinea."

This would tend to corroborate the common design premise.