- Trogon bairdii
Identification
25–28 cm
Male
- Pale blue bill and orbital ring
- Bluish-black head to mid-breast
- Bright red mid-breast to undertail-coverts
Distribution
Central America: found on the Pacific slope of south-western Costa Rica and western Panama
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Favours the canopy of secondary forests and riparian tropical rainforest at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation. Occasionally seen at forest edges.
Female
Photo by Stanley Jones
Río Guanábana, south of Puerto Armuelies on the Burica Peninsula, Chiriqui Province, Panama, May 2012
Photo by Stanley Jones
Río Guanábana, south of Puerto Armuelies on the Burica Peninsula, Chiriqui Province, Panama, May 2012
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of fruit and insects, including hairy caterpillars.
Vocalisation
Call: a series of rising and falling barking notes.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baird's Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baird%27s_Trogon
External Links
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