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Male on left, female on right
Photo by Steve G
Location: Tobago

Trogon collaris

[edit] Identification

25cm. Male - green back, head and breast, white line separates breast from red underparts, white, black barred undertail, black wings vermiculated with white. Female - brown back, head and breast, paler red underparts.

[edit] Distribution

Northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 9 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Tropical forests.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests in a hole in a termite nest or tree; 2 white eggs are laid.

The diet includes insects and fruit.

[edit] Vocalisation

Call: caow, caow, caow.

[edit] External Links

• View movie-file of this species (in Picasa video format) here