Trogonidae

Harpactes erythrocephalus Photo by Jainy Kuriakose (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:red-headed trogon (en); republicano-de-cabeça-vermelha (pt); trogon à tête rouge (fr); trogón cabecirrojo (es); rotkopftrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is found in south-eastern Asia, from northern India and Nepal east to southern China, and south through Indochina into Malaysia and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra.Size:These birds…

Apaloderma narina Photo by Bo Jerkeman (iGoTerra) Common name:Narina trogon (en); republicano (pt); trogon Narina (fr); trogón de Narina (es); Narinatrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Guinea east to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and through southern Mozambique into south-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 29-34…

Euptilotis neoxenus Photo by Steven Whitebread (Flickr) Common name:eared quetzal (en); quetzal-orelhudo (pt); quetzal oreillard (fr); trogón silbador (es); haarbüscheltrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is endemic to Mexico, being found in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and the adjacent Pacific slope.Size:These birds are 32-35,5 cm long and weigh 100-150 g.Habitat:The eared quetzal is found…

Trogon massena Photo by Thore Noernberg (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:slaty-tailed trogon (en); surucuá-de-cauda-escura (pt); trogon de Masséna (fr); trogón grande (es); schieferschwanztrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico, through Central America and into western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.Size:The slaty-tailed trogon is 30 cm long and weighs around 145 g.Habitat:They are mainly…

Trogon mexicanus (Photo from Chiapas Birding Adventures) Common name:mountain trogon (en); surucuá-da-montanha (pt); trogon montagnard (fr); trogón mexicano (es); bronzetrogon (de)Taxonomy:Order TrogoniformesFamily TrogonidaeRange:The mountain trogon is found in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.Size:These birds are 29-31 cm long and weigh 70 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in moist mountain forests, preferring pine-evergreen and pine-oak woodlands at altitudes of…

Trogon violaceus Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: Guianan trogon (en); surucuá-violáceo (pt); trogon violacé (fr); surucuá violeta chico (es); veilchentrogon (de) Taxonomy: Order Trogoniformes Family Trogonidae Range: This South American species is found in southern Venezuela, through the Guianas and into northern Brazil. It is also present in the island of…

Trogon violaceus Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: Guianan trogon (en); surucuá-violáceo (pt); trogon violacé (fr); surucuá violeta chico (es); veilchentrogon (de) Taxonomy: Order Trogoniformes Family Trogonidae Range: This South American species is found in southern Venezuela, through the Guianas and into northern Brazil. It is also present in the island of…