Trogons (Trogonidae)
Baird's Trogon (Trogon bairdii) - HBW 6, p. 113
French: Trogon de Baird
German: Bairdtrogon
Spanish: Trogón de Baird
Other common names: Vermilion-breasted Trogon
Taxonomy: Trogon bairdii Lawrence, 1868, San Mateo, Costa Rica.
Forms a superspecies with T. viridis, T. citreolus and T. melanocephalus; sometimes considered conspecific with T. viridis, differing from race chionurus of which mainly in belly colour and female's undertail pattern, with habits and vocalizations rather similar. Monotypic.
Distribution: Pacific slope of Costa Rica (N to around Río Grande de Tárcoles) and adjacent SW Panama (W Chiriquí).
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A female perched on a branch and flying away Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 January 2004 7 years ago 30 sec 4.1 -
A male perched on a branch and flying away Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 January 2004 7 years ago 25 sec 4.1 -
A male perched and looking down. Locality Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 9 July 2010 1 year ago 40 sec 4 -
A female on a branch. Locality Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 10 July 2010 1 year ago 24 sec 3.4
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One male perched.
Locality La Gamba Field Station, Golfito, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Norbert Sauberer 25 January 2007 2 years ago 3.5
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Song from a pair. Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
(Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 6 February 2010 1 year ago 3.5
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