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;[[:Category:Trogon|Trogon]] melanocephalus | ;[[:Category:Trogon|Trogon]] melanocephalus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]] | [[Central America]]: found in [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]] and [[Costa Rica]] | ||
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Rainforests and dry tropical woodland; fields with scattered trees. | Rainforests and dry tropical woodland; fields with scattered trees. | ||
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The diet includes caterpillars. | The diet includes caterpillars. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 1 February 2012
- Trogon melanocephalus
Identification
Black head, upperparts and chest. Yellow underparts. Black and white barred tail. Black eye with white eyering. Grey bill, legs and feet.
Distribution
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- T. m. melanocephalus:
- Gulf-Caribbean slope of eastern Mexico to north-eastern Costa Rica
- T. m. illaetabilis:
- Western Costa Rica
Habitat
Rainforests and dry tropical woodland; fields with scattered trees.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes caterpillars.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Trogon
