Family

Trogonidae

36 species · Animals

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Blue-crowned Trogon

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.

Slaty-tailed Trogon

Trogon massena Gould, 1838

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

Black-headed Trogon

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.

Black-tailed Trogon

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.

Masked Trogon

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.

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris Vieillot, 1817

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

Surucua Trogon

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.

Guianan Violaceous Trogon

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.

Green-backed Trogon

Trogon viridis Linnaeus, 1766

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

Mountain Trogon

Trogon mexicanus Swainson, 1827

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

Elegant Trogon

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.

Citreoline Trogon

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.

Blue-tailed Trogon

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.

Baird's Trogon

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.

Gartered Violaceous Trogon

Trogon caligatus Gould, 1838

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

White-tailed Trogon

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.

Ecuadorian Trogon

Trogon mesurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1863)

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

Amazonian Violaceous Trogon

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.

Amazonian Black-throated Trogon

Trogon rufus chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856

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

Amazonian Black-throated Trogon

Trogon rufus tenellus Cabanis, 1862

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

Malabar Trogon

Harpactes fasciatus (Pennant, 1769)

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

Whitehead's Trogon

Harpactes whiteheadi Sharpe, 1888

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

Diard's Trogon

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.

Red-headed Trogon

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.