- Trogon massena
Includes Chapman's Trogon
Identification
Female, subspecies hoffmenni
Photo by Stanley Jones
Lago Bayano, Chepo, Panamá Province, Panama, February 2018
Photo by Stanley Jones
Lago Bayano, Chepo, Panamá Province, Panama, February 2018
33–35 cm (13-13¾ in)
- Dark grey tail
- Grey wing coverts with fine black and white vermiculations
Male
- Green back, head and breast
- Red belly
- Orange bill
Female
- Dark grey back, head and breast
- Red belly
- Bill black and orange
When seen directly from below, the tail can look silvery, where it really is dark slaty grey.
Similar Species
The orange-red bill is important in separating this species from Black-tailed Trogon.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Three subspecies:
- T. m. massena:
- T. m. hoffmanni:
- Costa Rica and Panama to extreme north-western Colombia
- T. m. australis Chapman's Trogon:
Habitat
Low to mid-level mature wet forest, secondary forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and fruit.
Breeding
The nest is excavated by both adults between 3-15 m in the trunk of a decayed tree or a termite mound. The clutch of 3 white or bluish-white eggs is laid in a chamber accessed by a tunnel.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Slaty-tailed Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Slaty-tailed_Trogon
