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Link to enlarge image K5741 © Justin Kerr Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Family:  Momotidae
Genus:  Momotus
Species:  momota
Authority:  Linnaeus, 1766
Common Name:  Blue-crowned Motmot
Maya Name:  Toj, Bukpic
Faunal Type:  Bird
Depictions:  ?
Significance:  Motmots may have been associated with the brave, nobility and medicine men (Schlesinger 2001).


Other Faunal Photos:   Additional views of the faunal species, click on a photo below to view larger image.
Artifact Photo(s) Courtesy of Justin Kerr (FAMSI); Animal Photo(s) Courtesy of Wikipedia GNU General Public License Version 1.2, November 2002; Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0/2.5 License(s).



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