- Trogon collaris
Identification
25cm. Male - green back, head and breast, white line separates breast from red underparts, white, black barred undertail, black wings vermiculated with white. Female - brown back, head and breast, paler red underparts.
Distribution
Northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.
Taxonomy
There are 9 subspecies.
Habitat
Tropical forests.
Behaviour
It nests in a hole in a termite nest or tree; 2 white eggs are laid.
The diet includes insects and fruit.
Vocalisation
Call: caow, caow, caow.
