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Trogon (genus)
''Trogon'' is a genus of Coraciimorphae birds in the trogon family. Its members occur in forests and woodlands of the Americas, ranging from southeastern Arizona to northern Argentina. They have large eyes, stout hooked bills, short wings, and long, squared-off, strongly graduated tails; black and white tail-feather markings form distinctive patterns on the underside. Males have richly colored metallic plumage, metallic on the upperparts. Although many have brightly coloured bare eye-rings, they lack the colorful patches of bare facial skin in their African counterparts, '' Apaloderma''. Females and young are duller and sometimes hard to identify in the field. Eggs are white or bluish-white, unlike the pale blue eggs of quetzals. See the family account for further details. Taxonomy The genus ''Trogon'' was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the green-backed trogon (''Trogon viridis'') as the type species. The name of the genus is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegant Trogon
The elegant trogon (''Trogon elegans''), previously known as the coppery-tailed trogon, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family native to Central America. The etymology of the word trogon comes from the Greek word ''trÅgein,'' meaning "to gnaw", which describes how this species prepares its nests in trees. Taxonomy ''T. elegans'' has five recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies: *''T. e. elegans'' Gould, 1834 *''T. e. ambiguus'' Gould, 1835 *''T. e. canescens'' Van Rossem, 1934 *''T. e. goldmani'' Nelson, 1898 *''T. e. lubricus'' J. L. Peters, 1945 BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World consider ''T. e. ambiguus'' to be its own species, as ''Trogon ambiguus'', with ''Trogon elegans'' ''sensu stricto'' being the Central American population. The IUCN Red List follows this taxonomy, but Avibase and Clements do not. Phylogenetic research suggests a monophyly with '' T. rufus'', '' T. mexicanus, T. personatus'', '' T. aurantiiventris'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
