The Blue-throated Motmot has a vivid blue throat and a short tail. It lives in mountain forest from southern Mexico into northern Central America.
Its throat is luminous blue-green with a black spot below it. The chest is olive, the lower belly gray-blue, and the short tail lacks racket tips.
It is sedentary and stays near its nest burrow. It eats mostly insects and larvae, with fruit and seeds also in its diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.