Blue-tailed Trogon - BirdForum Opus

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Disambiguation: For the species Harpactes reinwardtii, see Javan Trogon Alternative names: White-eyed Trogon; Choco Trogon

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Rio Silanche (PVM), NW Ecuador, 9 March 2007

Trogon comptus

Identification

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-tailed Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-tailed_Trogon

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