Neither individual appeared to surffer any ill effects from what was probably courtship feeding.
Small vertebrates are typical prey for the larger species of motmots.
Relatively little is known about the effects of poison dart frog toxins in predators. Presumably, the digestive system of the Rufous Motmot is capable of neutralizing the potentially toxic effects of such prey. Received 15, Sept. 1998 accepted 15 Feb. 1998. All other snake models were readily attacked implying that aposematic coloration is a deterrent to this species. The bird landed 25 m from the trail on an exposed perch 3m above the ground and was easily observed for approximately 4 min.