Category: Trogonidae

Javan Trogon (Apalharpactes reinwardtii)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Apalharpactes reinwardtii | [authority] Temminck, 1822 | [UK] Javan Trogon | [FR] Couroucou de Reinwardt | [DE] Reinwardttrogon | [ES] Trogon de Java. | [NL] Reinwardts Trogon Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Apalharpactes reinwardtii OR Java Genus Apalharpactes is a genus of birds in the Trogonidae family. […]

Lattice-tailed Trogon (Trogon clathratus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon clathratus | [authority] Salvin, 1856 | [UK] Lattice-tailed Trogon | [FR] Trogon echelette | [DE] Sperberschwanz-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Colibarrado, Trogon Ojiblanco (Cr) | [NL] Rasterstaarttrogon Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Trogon clathratus MA Costa Rica, Panama Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, […]

Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Harpactes fasciatus | [authority] Pennant, 1769 | [UK] Malabar Trogon | [FR] Couroucou de Malabar | [DE] Malabartrogon | [ES] Trogon Malabar | [NL] Malabartrogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one of these splits, Aplodermatinae is the African subfamily and […]

Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon personatus | [authority] Gould, 1842 | [UK] Masked Trogon | [FR] Trogon masque | [DE] Maskentrogon | [ES] Trogon Enmascarado | [NL] Maskertrogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Eupilotis. The two Caribbean species of Priotelus were formerly different […]

Elegant Trogon (Trogon elegans)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon elegans | [authority] Gould, 1834 | [UK] Elegant Trogon | [FR] Trogon elegant | [DE] Kupfertrogon | [ES] Trogon Elegante, Coa Elegante (HN) | [NL] Koperstaarttrogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Eupilotis. The two Caribbean species of Priotelus […]

Crested Quetzal (Pharomachrus antisianus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Pharomachrus antisianus | [authority] dOrbigny, 1837 | [UK] Crested Quetzal | [FR] Quetzal antisien | [DE] Kammtrogon | [ES] Quetzal Crestado | [NL] Kuifquetzal Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Quetzals are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family (Trogonidae). They are found in forests and woodlands, especially in humid […]

Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Euptilotis neoxenus | [authority] Gould, 1838 | [UK] Eared Quetzal | [FR] Trogon oreillard | [DE] Haarbuschel-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Orejon | [NL] Geoorde Trogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Quetzals differ from typical New World trogons in having iridescent wing coverts, less extensive fusion between the two forward-facing […]

Ecuadorian Trogon (Trogon mesurus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon mesurus | [authority] Cabanis and Heine, 1862-1863 | [UK] Ecuadorian Trogon | [FR] Trogon equatorien | [DE] | [ES] | [NL] Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Trogon mesurus SA w Ecuador, nw Peru Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Eupilotis. The […]