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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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23–25 cm (9-9¾ in)<br />
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'''Male'''
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*Green head, upper breast and back
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*Black throat and face
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*Yellow bill
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*Pale blue eye-ring
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*Yellow belly
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*White undertail, barred black
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*Black and white wing [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]<br />
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''' Female'''
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*Brown head, upper breast and back
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*Rufous upper tail
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*Yellow belly
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*Mostly yellow bill
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*Pale eye-ring wider behind and in front of the eye
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====Variation====
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It is possible to find males of this species with yellow eye-ring
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==

Revision as of 01:49, 15 May 2024


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Male, subspecies chrysochloros
Photo by Lcverissimo
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, April 2014
Trogon chrysochloros

Identification

23–25 cm (9-9¾ in)
Male

  • Green head, upper breast and back
  • Black throat and face
  • Yellow bill
  • Pale blue eye-ring
  • Yellow belly
  • White undertail, barred black
  • Black and white wing coverts

Female

  • Brown head, upper breast and back
  • Rufous upper tail
  • Yellow belly
  • Mostly yellow bill
  • Pale eye-ring wider behind and in front of the eye

Variation

It is possible to find males of this species with yellow eye-ring

Distribution

Taxonomy

Black-throated Trogon was in 2024 split into four species:

Subspecies

Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:

  • T. r. muriciensis:
  • Alagoas, Brazil (Murici forest)
  • T. r. chrysochloros:

Habitat

Behaviour

Vocalisation

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, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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External Links

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