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Trogon citreolus

Photo: Christine
Ixtapa, Mexico.

[edit] Identification

Male

• Rich, iridescent green and blue upperparts
• Lemon, orange or red belly
• Broad bill with bristles
  

Female - duller

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• T. c. citreolus:

• Pacific slope of western Mexico (Sinaloa to western Oaxaca)

• T. c. sumichrasti:

• Pacific slope of southern Mexico (central Oaxaca to Chiapas)

[edit] Habitat

Subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It builds its nest cavities in arboreal termitaria.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes caterpillars, flies, arthropods, and fruit.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Wikipedia
3. Ingenta

• List of references

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