Amazonian White-tailed Trogon female (1 Viewer)

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49bentley

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• Aug 4, 2018

• #1

Can someone please confirm that this is an Amazonian White-tailed Trogon female? Taken in Mashpi Shungo Reserve (Ecuador) on July 10.
Thanks
Chris

 

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njlarsen

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• Aug 4, 2018

• #2

There is enough confusion with english and scientific names of the trogons in this area that I would like you to state which scientific name applies to the species you believe this to be. However, if it is T. viridis AKA Green-backed Trogon, then I think that species should not show the white separation between breast and belly?

Niels

 

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49bentley

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• Aug 5, 2018

• #3

I was originally thinking female trogon viridis, but Niels you're right that there shouldn't be any white on the breast. So I now believe it might be a female Amazonian Violaceous Trogon (Trogon violaceus - Guianan trogon). Would anyone concur?

 

njlarsen

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• Aug 5, 2018

• #4

That is my impression but I have not seen this form and I do not have access to my books at the moment. I would like to say that in Amazonian Ecuador, the likely form is this one: https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Amazonian_Trogon - which is still included into Violaceous Trogon by some sources.

Niels

 

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49bentley

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• Aug 5, 2018

• #5

Thanks Niels.

 

Andrew Whitehouse

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• Aug 5, 2018

• #6

Getting a bit confused with the discussion. Given that Mashpi is on the west slope in the Choco, this should be White-tailed Trogon T. chionurus and not Green-backed T. viridis nor Amazonian Violaceous Trogon T. ramonianus, neither of which occur on the west slope. It looks okay for chionurus to me.

 

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49bentley

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• Aug 5, 2018

• #7

Thanks Andrew for pointing that out.

 

njlarsen

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• Aug 6, 2018

• #8

I was assuming that this was in the Amazonian part of Ecuador. Should have checked - my bad

Niels