- Trogon mesurus
Identification
Male
- Yellow bill
- Orange-red eye-ring around white eye
- Thin white chest band between dark green breast and red belly
- Slaty grey undertail
Female
- Grey above and below
- Red lower belly
- Virtually no eye-ring
Distribution
Western Ecuador and north-western Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
In 2008, the South American Classification Committee voted to split this species from Black-tailed Trogon: Citation
Habitat
Canopy and sub-canopy of humid forest and forest edges. Tumbesian dry deciduous tropical forest with giant Ceibo trees. Observed at heights around 480 m
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruits.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal for splitting Black-tailed Trogon
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ecuadorian Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ecuadorian_Trogon
