---
title: "Piłodziób brązowogłowy"
description: "Momotus mexicanus — Ptaki. The russet-crowned motmot (Momotus mexicanus) is a species of motmot native to north-western Mexico and central Guatemala."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/russet-crowned-motmot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Piłodziób brązowogłowy

> Momotus mexicanus — Ptaki. The russet-crowned motmot (Momotus mexicanus) is a species of motmot native to north-western Mexico and central Guatemala.

- Scientific name: *Momotus mexicanus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 5930
- Wikidata: [Q1266666](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266666)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2124](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2124)

## Names

- en: Russet-crowned Motmot
- de: Braunscheitelmotmot
- es: Momoto Corona Canela
- fr: Motmot à tête rousse
- nl: Bruinkapmotmot
- pl: Piłodziób brązowogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

MX (5676), GT (18)

## Summary

The russet-crowned motmot (Momotus mexicanus) is a species of motmot native to north-western Mexico and central Guatemala.
It is a year-round resident of the tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and scrubland. The russet-crowned motmot is the most understudied species of motmot in the family Momotidae.
"Russet" refers to the reddish-brown colour of the bird's head and originates from the Latin russus meaning red.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russet-crowned_motmot

## Photo

![Piłodziób brązowogłowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/russet-crowned-motmot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/163219065

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/russet-crowned-motmot?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).