The Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii is a resident breeder in rain forests from Central America and northern South America. This large motmot is larger than the Broad-billed Motmot, 46 cm long. It is mainly cinnamion-rufous, with a black face mask and central breast spot. The bill and legs are black.
This is a bird of tall wet forest and second growth. These birds often sit still on a canopy perch, and in their dense forest habitat can be difficult to see, despite their size and color.
The species name commemorates the German botanist and explorer Carl Friedrich Phillip von Martius.

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