Blue-crowned Trogon

Taxobox
name = Blue-crowned Trogon


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Trogoniformes
familia = Trogonidae
genus = "Trogon"
species = "T. curucui"
binomial = "Trogon curucui"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1766
synonyms = The Blue-crowned Trogon ("Trogon curucui") is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Range in South America, Amazon Basin

The Blue-crowned Trogon's range in South America is the southwestern and southeastern quadrants of the Amazon Basin with the northern limit being the Amazon River. The range continues beyond the Amazon Basin south to northern Argentina and Paraguay, and eastwards to eastern coastal Brazil as far south as northern Espírito Santo state; a third of the species range is outside the Amazon Basin.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/47658/all Trogon curucui] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 28 July 2007.

External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3330 Blue-crowned Trogon videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/trocur7126.jpgPhoto-Medium Res(dorsal view)] ; [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/blue-crownedtrogon.html Article] arthurgrosset [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/trocur3974.jpgPhoto no. 2 of 2--(High Res)]
* [http://www.geometer.org/Brazil2006/images/BlueCrownedTrogon.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.geometer.org/Brazil2006/index.html Article] geometer—"Photos from Brazil"
* [http://www.christinevadai.com/Peru/Tahuayo_Lodge/Poison_Dart_Frogs/Blue_Crowned_Trogon2.jpgPhoto-Medium/~High Res] ; [http://www.christinevadai.com/citrip.htm Article] christinevadai