Trogons (Trogonidae)
Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) - HBW 6, p. 113
French: Trogon à tête noire
German: Schwarzkopftrogon
Spanish: Trogón Cabecinegro
Taxonomy: Trogon melanocephala Gould, 1835, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Forms a superspecies with T. viridis, T. bairdii and T. citreolus; sometimes considered conspecific with T. citreolus. Populations of W Costa Rica described as race illaetabilis on basis of paler belly, but this character apparently not constant. Original description clearly treats species name as adjectival; hence this becomes masculine to agree with genus name. Monotypic.
Distribution: Atlantic slope of SE Mexico (including islands off Quintana Roo), N Guatemala, Belize, and N Honduras; also Pacific slope of El Salvador, and Nicaragua and N Costa Rica.
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A male perched on a branch and a close-up of it Locality Nosara, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 January 2004 7 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A female perched on a branch and a close-up of it Locality Nosara, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 January 2004 7 years ago 27 sec 3.6 -
A front view of a male perched on a branch Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 17 March 2002 3 years ago 25 sec 3.3 -
A male perched and flying away. Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 1 December 2007 3 years ago 57 sec 3.3 -
A dorsal and ventral view of a perched bird Locality Playa Venado, Junquillal, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 15 August 2006 4 years ago 20 sec 3.3 -
Bird perched in tree Locality Palo Verde, Costa Rica
Desmond Allen 9 February 2011 34 weeks ago 15 sec 3
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Male on branch.
Locality Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Miriam Bauman 6 February 2011 45 weeks ago 3.5 -
perching
Locality Cosigüina, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 6 August 2011 25 weeks ago 2.5 -
A pair of birds resting on a branch.
Locality Lancetilla Botanical Garden, Tela, Atlántida Department, Honduras (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 26 June 2005 2 years ago 2.3 -
Frontal view of a male.
Locality Lamanai, Orange Walk District, Belize (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 21 November 2005 1 year ago 2.2 -
A Black-headed Trogon perched on a tree.
Locality Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Carmelo López 13 March 2004 1 year ago 2 -
A black-headed Trogon with bright plumage sitting on a branch at the Botanical Gardens, Duplooy's.
Locality Belize Botanic Gardens, San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize
Siskin 41 weeks ago 1.8
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Song from a male. Locality Catemaco, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp melanocephalus)
Nick Athanas 20 March 2009 2 years ago 4
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