Motmot

Family

Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Timaliidae

56 species with a page on Motmot.

Order: Passeriformes

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The Old World babblers or Timaliidae, are a family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft, fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Species in this family

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