- Trogon massena
Includes Chapman's Trogon
Identification
Photo by Stanley Jones
Lago Bayano, Chepo, Panamá Province, Panama, February 2018
33–35 cm (13-13¾ in)
- Dark grey tail
- Grey wing coverts with fine black and white vermiculations
Male
- Green back, head and breast
- Red belly
- Orange bill
Female
- Dark grey back, head and breast
- Red belly
- Bill black and orange
When seen directly from below, the tail can look silvery, where it really is dark slaty grey.
Similar Species
The orange-red bill is important in separating this species from Black-tailed Trogon.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Three subspecies:
- T. m. massena:
- T. m. hoffmanni:
- Costa Rica and Panama to extreme north-western Colombia
- T. m. australis Chapman's Trogon:
Habitat
Low to mid-level mature wet forest, secondary forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and fruit.
Breeding
The nest is excavated by both adults between 3-15 m in the trunk of a decayed tree or a termite mound. The clutch of 3 white or bluish-white eggs is laid in a chamber accessed by a tunnel.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slaty-tailed Trogon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty-tailed_Trogon
External Links
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