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Black-throated Trogon

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Photo by Cedric K Location:  Pipeline Road, Panama Left photo shows female, right shows male bird
Photo by Cedric K
Location: Pipeline Road, Panama
Left photo shows female, right shows male bird
Trogon rufus

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[edit] Identification

23-24 cm.
Male

  • Green head, upper breast and back
  • Black throat and face
  • Yellow belly
  • White undertail, barred black
  • Black and white wing coverts
  • Yellow bill.

Female

  • Brown head, upper breast and back
  • Rufous upper tail
  • Yellow belly.

[edit] Distribution

Northern Argentina, Honduras and western Ecuador.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 6 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Lowlands, damp forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes arthropods and fruit.

[edit] Breeding

The nest is an unlined shallow cavity, and 2 white eggs are laid.

[edit] Vocalisation

Call: krrrrrr; song: cuh cuh cuh cuh.

[edit] References

  1. Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

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