Category: Trogoniformes

White-tipped Quetzal (Pharomachrus fulgidus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Pharomachrus fulgidus | [authority] Gould, 1838 | [UK] White-tipped Quetzal | [FR] Quetzal brillant | [DE] Glanztrogon | [ES] Quetzal Fulgido | [NL] Sante marta-quetzal Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Quetzals are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family (Trogonidae). They are found in forests and woodlands, especially in […]

White-tailed Trogon (Trogon viridis)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon viridis | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] White-tailed Trogon | [FR] Trogon vert | [DE] Weissschwanz-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Coliblanco | [NL] Witstaarttrogon Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Trogon chionurus LA Panama to w Ecuador Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and […]

Whiteheads Trogon (Harpactes whiteheadi)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Harpactes whiteheadi | [authority] Sharpe, 1888 | [UK] Whiteheads Trogon | [FR] Couroucou de Whitehead | [DE] Graubrust-Trogon | [ES] Trogon de Borneo | [NL] Whiteheads Trogon Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Harpactes whiteheadi OR Borneo Genus The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one […]

Western White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon chionurus | [authority] Sclater and Salvin, 1871 | [UK] Western White-tailed Trogon | [FR] Trogon de Sclater | [DE] Weissschwanz-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Coliblanco | [NL] Witstaarttrogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Eupilotis. The two Caribbean species of […]

Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Harpactes erythrocephalus | [authority] Gould, 1834 | [UK] Red-headed Trogon | [FR] Couroucou a tete rouge | [DE] Rotkopf-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Cabecirrojo | [NL] Roodkoptrogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one of these splits, Aplodermatinae is the African subfamily […]

Red-naped Trogon (Harpactes kasumba)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Harpactes kasumba | [authority] Raffles, 1822 | [UK] Red-naped Trogon | [FR] Couroucou a masque rouge | [DE] Rotnacken-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Kasumba | [NL] Roodnektrogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one of these splits, Aplodermatinae is the African subfamily […]

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Pharomachrus mocinno | [authority] de la Llave, 1832 | [UK] Resplendent Quetzal | [FR] Quetzal resplendissant | [DE] Quetzal | [ES] Quetzal Guatemalteco, Quetzal (Cr) | [NL] Quetzal Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Quetzals are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family (Trogonidae). They are found in forests and […]

Scarlet-rumped Trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Harpactes duvaucelii | [authority] Temminck, 1824 | [UK] Scarlet-rumped Trogon | [FR] Couroucou de Duvaucel | [DE] Rotburzel-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Culirrojo | [NL] Roodrugtrogon Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Harpactes duvaucelii OR Malay Peninsula,Sumatra, Borneo Genus The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one […]

Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon massena | [authority] Gould, 1838 | [UK] Slaty-tailed Trogon | [FR] Trogon a queue grise | [DE] Schieferschwanz-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Grande, Trogon Coliplomizo (Cr), Coa Cola Gris (HN) | [NL] Massena’s Trogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and […]