There are currently 14 extant species of motmots recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union.
Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted.
Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.
[1] Where the taxonomy proposed by the IOC World Bird List conflicts with the taxonomy followed by the IUCN[a] or the 2023 edition of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World,[3] the disagreement is noted next to the species's common name (for nomenclatural disagreements) or scientific name (for taxonomic disagreements).
The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognises 14 species of motmots in six genera.