The Blue-crowned motmot, found throughout Central America to northern South America including Belize, is actually the national bird of Nicaragua. They are Coraciiformes, which also includes the Kingfishers. The brightly coloured Motmot belong to the family of Motmotidae. Ranging in length from the top of the head to the tip of the tail, the Motomot average between eleven and nineteen inches. They are fairly common throughout Belize, usually seen in pairs just below the canopy of the rainforest as well as in the primary and secondary broad leaf forest and pine forests. The turquoise browed birds prey upon lizards and insects. After swooping down and snatching their prey, they return to their perch where they proceed to beat their food to death against the tree branch, before swallowing their meal whole.