Category: Middle America

Mountain Trogon (Trogon mexicanus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon mexicanus | [authority] Swainson, 1827 | [UK] Mountain Trogon | [FR] Trogon montagnard | [DE] Bronzetrogon | [ES] Trogon Mexicano, Coa Montanes (HN) | [NL] Mexicaanse Trogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Eupilotis. The two Caribbean species of […]

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, […]

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 […]

Citreoline Trogon (Trogon citreolus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon citreolus | [authority] Gould, 1835 | [UK] Citreoline Trogon | [FR] Trogon citrin | [DE] Graukopf-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Citrino | [NL] Grijskoptrogon Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Neotropical Trogoninae, containing four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Eupilotis. The two Caribbean species of Priotelus were formerly different […]

Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)

[order] TROGONIFORMES | [family] Trogonidae | [latin] Trogon melanocephalus | [authority] Gould, 1836 | [UK] Black-headed Trogon | [FR] Trogon a tete noire | [DE] Schwarzkopf-Trogon | [ES] Trogon Cabecinegro, Coa- Coa Cabecinegra (HN) | [NL] Zwartkoptrogon Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Trogon melanocephalus MA se Mexico to n Costa Rica Genus The Neotropical […]

Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium sanchezi)

[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Glaucidium sanchezi | [authority] Lowery and Newman, 1949 | [UK] Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl | [FR] du Tamaulipas | [DE] Sanchezzwergkauz | [ES] Mochuelo Tamaulipeco | [NL] Tamaulipas dwerguil Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Glaucidium sanchezi MA ne Mexico Genus Members of the genus Glaucidium are very small […]

Costa Rican Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium costaricanum)

[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Glaucidium costaricanum | [authority] Robbins and Stiles, 1999 | [UK] Costa Rican Pygmy Owl | [FR] Chevechette du Costa Rica | [DE] Costa-Rica-Zwergkauz | [ES] Mochuelo Costarricense | [NL] Costa Ricaanse dwerguil Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Glaucidium costaricanum MA Costa Rica, Panama Genus Members of the […]