| − | Russet-crowned motmots are found in western and southern Mexico, south to Guatemala. It inhabits forested land, from dry arid to semi-arid woodlands, in addition to open, partially-wooded country with hedges, up to 6,000 feet in the mountains. These birds will sit on a perch and still-hunt, taking insects and small vertebrates such as mice or lizards. They nest in difficult-to-find holes dug into river banks or the forest floor during the wet season (April-June), with the entrance pipe some distance as well as curved before it ends at the nest. Up to four white eggs are laid, with an incubation period of 21-22 days. | + | Russet-crowned motmots are found in western and southern Mexico, south to Guatemala. It inhabits forested land, from dry arid to semi-arid woodlands, in addition to open, partially-wooded country with hedges, up to 6,000 feet in the mountains. These birds will sit on a perch and still-hunt, taking insects and small vertebrates such as mice or lizards. They nest in difficult-to-find holes dug into river banks or the forest floor during the wet season (April–June), with the entrance pipe some distance as well as curved before it ends at the nest. Up to four white eggs are laid, with an incubation period of 21–22 days. |