- Trogon caligatus
Identification
Length 23cm (9 in)
Male: Blue head and upper breast, green back, becoming bluer on the rump, a white line separates the breast from the golden yellow underparts, but this is sometimes hard to detect (may to some extent depend on subspecies). Yellow circular eye-ring. White undertail with black barring, black wings vermiculated with white.
Female: Dark grey back, head and breast. White oval-shaped eye-ring may only consist of front and back (brackets).
Distribution
Lowlands of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (west of the Andes) and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T.c. sallaei
- Mexico to Costa Rica
- T.c. concinnus
- T.c. caligatus
- northern Colombia to western Venezuela
This species was formerly included in Violaceous Trogon.
Habitat
Moist tropical forests.
Behaviour
Sits very upright on horizontal branches.
Breeding
It nests in a wasp, ant or termite nest or a hole in a rotten tree; 2-3 white eggs are laid.
Diet
The diet includes insects and small fruit.
Vocalisation
Song is described in variable ways from different geographic regions.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal to split Gartered from Violaceous Trogon read August 2009
- Birdforum thread discussing the splits of Violaceous Trogon
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gartered Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gartered_Trogon
External Links
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