- Collared Trogon
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Collared Trogon Male in NW Ecuador Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Trogoniformes Family: Trogonidae Genus: Trogon Species: T. collaris Binomial name Trogon collaris
Vieillot, 1817The Collared Trogon, Trogon collaris, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It is found in the warmer parts of the Neotropics, and includes numerous subspecies, including T. c. exoptatus from northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.
It is a resident of tropical forests, where it nests in a hole in a termite nest or tree, with a typical clutch of two white eggs.
Collared Trogons feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. They typically perch upright and motionless.
Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colourful, feathers. This species is about 25 cm long. The back, head and breast of the male are green, and a white line separates the breast from the red underparts. The undertail is white with black barring, and the wings are black, vermiculated with white.
The female is has a brown back, head and breast, a relatively uniform undertail (not clearly barred), and underparts that are slightly paler than in the male.
The call is a plaintive caow, caow, caow.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Trogon collaris. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd edition ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2.
- Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
Trogons (order: Trogoniformes • family: Trogonidae) Genus Apaloderma Apalharpactes Harpactes Priotelus Trogon Black-headed Trogon • Citreoline Trogon • White-tailed Trogon • Baird's Trogon • Violaceous Trogon • Gartered Trogon • Mountain Trogon • White-eyed Trogon • Collared Trogon • Elegant Trogon • Orange-bellied Trogon • Masked Trogon • Black-throated Trogon • Surucua Trogon • Blue-crowned Trogon • Black-tailed Trogon • Green-backed Trogon • Ecuadorian Trogon • Slaty-tailed Trogon • Lattice-tailed TrogonEuptilotis Pharomachrus Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Trogon
- Birds of Central America
- Birds of Mexico
- Birds of South America
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds of Guyana
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Venezuela
- Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
- Animals described in 1817
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