Trogonidae

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Trogon curucui Linnaeus, 1766

Trogon curucui Linnaeus, 1766

Trogon curucui Linnaeus, 1766

The blue-crowned trogon is a small tropical bird with three recognized subspecies found across much of central and eastern South America.

Trogon massena Gould, 1838

Trogon massena Gould, 1838

Trogon massena Gould, 1838

Trogon massena, the slaty-tailed trogon, is a neotropical trogon with three subspecies, distinct male and female plumage.

Trogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836

Trogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836

Trogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836

Trogon melanocephalus, the black-headed trogon, is a bird species found across parts of Central America and southern Mexico in varied forest and open habitats.

Trogon melanurus Swainson, 1838

Trogon melanurus Swainson, 1838

Trogon melanurus Swainson, 1838

Trogon melanurus, the black-tailed trogon, is a bird with distinct subspecies variation found across forested habitats of Central and South America.

Trogon personatus Gould, 1842

Trogon personatus Gould, 1842

Trogon personatus Gould, 1842

Trogon personatus, the masked trogon, is a mid-sized sexually dimorphic trogon species with distinct plumage differences between males and females.

Trogon collaris Vieillot, 1817

Trogon collaris Vieillot, 1817

Trogon collaris Vieillot, 1817

Trogon collaris, the collared trogon, is a sexually dimorphic neotropical bird with 10 recognized subspecies.

Trogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817

Trogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817

Trogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817

Trogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817 has two subspecies, found in eastern South American forests and woodland with distinct size and plumage differences.

Trogon violaceus J.F.Gmelin, 1788

Trogon violaceus J.F.Gmelin, 1788

Trogon violaceus J.F.Gmelin, 1788

Trogon violaceus, the Guianan trogon, is a non-migratory bird found in northeastern South America with distinct male and female plumage.

Trogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766

Trogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766

Trogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766

Trogon viridis (green-backed trogon) is a large sexually dimropical trogon found in humid South American forests.

Trogon mexicanus Swainson, 1827

Trogon mexicanus Swainson, 1827

Trogon mexicanus Swainson, 1827

Trogon mexicanus (mountain trogon) is a sexually dimorphic trogon species found in Central American highlands, eating insects and small fruits.

Trogon elegans Gould, 1834

Trogon elegans Gould, 1834

Trogon elegans Gould, 1834

Trogon elegans is the northernmost trogon species, endemic to Central America and the US Southwest, with distinct sexual dimorphism and biparental care.

Trogon citreolus Gould, 1835

Trogon citreolus Gould, 1835

Trogon citreolus Gould, 1835

Trogon citreolus, the citreoline trogon, is a tropical trogon species with distinct male and female plumage that nests in arboreal termite nests.

Trogon comptus J.T.Zimmer, 1948

Trogon comptus J.T.Zimmer, 1948

Trogon comptus J.T.Zimmer, 1948

Trogon comptus J.T.Zimmer, 1948, the Chocó trogon, is a bird ranging from western Colombia to northwestern Ecuador that inhabits humid and wet forests.

Trogon bairdii Lawrence, 1868

Trogon bairdii Lawrence, 1868

Trogon bairdii Lawrence, 1868

Baird's trogon (Trogon bairdii) is a bird species found in Costa Rica and western Panama, with distinct male and female plumage.

Trogon caligatus Gould, 1838

Trogon caligatus Gould, 1838

Trogon caligatus Gould, 1838

Trogon caligatus, the gartered trogon, is a small trogon species with three recognized subspecies distributed from Mexico to northwestern Peru.

Trogon chionurus P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1871

Trogon chionurus P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1871

Trogon chionurus P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1871

Trogon chionurus (white-tailed trogon) is a sexually dimorphic neotropical bird with specific plumage traits and a fruit- and arthropod-based diet.

Trogon mesurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863)

Trogon mesurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863)

Trogon mesurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863)

Trogon mesurus, the Ecuadorian trogon, is a bird species with distinct sexual plumage found in western South America.

Trogon ramonianus Deville & Des Murs, 1849

Trogon ramonianus Deville & Des Murs, 1849

Trogon ramonianus Deville & Des Murs, 1849

Trogon ramonianus, the Amazonian trogon, is a bird with sexually dimorphic plumage that lives in northern South American forests.

Trogon rufus chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856

Trogon rufus chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856

Trogon rufus chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856

This is a description of the Amazonian black-throated trogon, covering its subspecies plumage, distribution and forest habitat.

Trogon rufus tenellus Cabanis, 1862

Trogon rufus tenellus Cabanis, 1862

Trogon rufus tenellus Cabanis, 1862

This page describes the plumage, physical traits, geographic ranges, and habitat of Amazonian black-throated trogon subspecies.

Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)

Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)

Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)

Harpactes fasciatus (Malabar trogon) is a sexually dimorphic trogon species found in South Asia, with distinct behaviour and breeding ecology.

Harpactes whiteheadi Sharpe, 1888

Harpactes whiteheadi Sharpe, 1888

Harpactes whiteheadi Sharpe, 1888

Harpactes whiteheadi (Whitehead's trogon) is a sexually dimorphic trogon species endemic to mountain primary forests of Borneo.

Harpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832)

Harpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832)

Harpactes diardii (Temminck, 1832)

Diard's trogon is a medium-sized Asian trogon with sexually dimorphic plumage that nests in dead tree trunks across various forest habitats.

Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)

Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)

Harpactes erythrocephalus (Gould, 1834)

The red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) is a bird species distributed across South and East Asia, with distinct male/female plumage and nesting behavior.

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