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Trogon viridis

Includes Amazonian White-tailed Trogon

Photo by Steve G
Male left, female right. Nominate subspecies photographed on Trinidad.

[edit] Identification

A large trogon that easily can be confused with the Amazonian Trogon and the Surucua Trogon. The complete bluish-white eye-ring and lack of barring to the undertail are often useful features for this species.

[edit] Distribution

Found throughout humid forested areas of tropical South America, incl. Amazon and Atlantic forest.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecies recognized:

• T. v. viridis from Colombia east of the Andes to northern Bolivia and Brazil, also on Trinidad
• T. v. melanopterus in tropical southeast Brazil (Bahia to São Paulo)

Has been considered conspecific with White-tailed Trogon in the past.

[edit] Habitat

Humid forest and woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

Although a colourful bird, it can easily be overlooked because of its habit of sitting quietly for long periods. Frugivorous.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. SACC proposal to split White-tailed Trogon

• List of references

[edit] External Links

Separating the White-tailed from the Surucua Trogon (ssp. aurantius)