Choco black-throated trogon

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)(as a species complex)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Trogon
Species:
T. cupreicauda
Binomial name
Trogon cupreicauda
(Chapman, 1914)

The Choco black-throated trogon (Trogon cupreicauda), also known as Kerr's black-throated trogon[2] is a bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae.

Details

It breeds in lowlands of western Colombia and western Ecuador.[3] It has a yellow belly, pale blue eyerings and a yellow bill. Like all trogons, the Choco black-throated trogon has distinct sexual dimorphism. Male has a greenish-blue upperpart, while female has a brown one.[4] It was previously considered conspecific with other black-throated trogons.[3]

See also

Black-throated trogon (disambiguation)

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Trogon rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682810A92961740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682810A92961740.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "A Classification of the Bird Species of South America". South American Classification Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 International Ornithologists' Union. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela (eds.). "IOC World Bird List 14.1" (xlsx). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  4. ↑ J. van Dort; P. Pyle (2023). "Choco Black-throated Trogon (Trogon cupreicauda), version 1.0". In T. S. Schulenberg; M. A. Bridwell (eds.). Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.bkttro5.01.
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