Trogons (Trogonidae) - HBW 6
Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus)
French: Trogon aurore
German: Schwarzkehltrogon
Spanish: Trogón Amarillo
Other common names: Graceful Trogon, Yellow-bellied Trogon
Taxonomy: Trogon rufus J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Cayenne.
Possibly closest to T. mexicanus, T. elegans, T. collaris, T. personatus and T. curucui; DNA studies suggest that middle three of these may be nearest relatives. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- tenellus Cabanis, 1862 - E Honduras, Nicaragua, both slopes of Costa Rica (except NW) and Panama, and extreme NW Colombia.
- cupreicauda (Chapman, 1914) - W Colombia and W Ecuador.
- rufus J. F. Gmelin, 1788 - E Venezuela and the Guianas to N Brazil (R Negro region and Amapá).
- tenellus Cabanis, 1862 - E Honduras, Nicaragua, both slopes of Costa Rica (except NW) and Panama, and extreme NW Colombia.
- cupreicauda (Chapman, 1914) - W Colombia and W Ecuador.
- rufus J. F. Gmelin, 1788 - E Venezuela and the Guianas to N Brazil (R Negro region and Amapá).
- sulphureus Spix, 1824 - SE Colombia, E Ecuador, NE Peru and W Brazil.
- amazonicus Todd, 1943 - NC Brazil (lower Amazon Valley).
- chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856 - Paraguay, NE Argentina and E & SE Brazil (Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul, and including Mato Grosso); presumably this race in NE Brazil (Alagoas).
- Least Concern
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A perched male, calling Plantation Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp tenellus)
Dave Jackson 8 April 2007 2 years ago 22 sec 4.7 -
A male perched on a branch, looking down Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp sulphureus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 49 sec 4.6 -
A male perched on a branch, flying away and returning with an insect in its bill Tortuguero, Limón Province, Costa Rica (ssp tenellus)
Max Roth 31 March 2001 5 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
An adult male singing Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo, Brazil (ssp chrysochloros)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2005 2 years ago 37 sec 4.4 -
A male calling on a branch Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp sulphureus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A male on a branch, looking around and flying away Fazenda Intervales, Intervales State Park, São Paulo, Brazil (ssp chrysochloros)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 2 years ago 36 sec 4.3
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A male looking for food in the lower level of the forest!!! Jaco, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Roberto Guido 29 March 2009 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
A male perched on a branch Corcovado National Park, Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Adrià Mercader 30 August 2007 33 weeks ago 2.3
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natural song Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Bradley Davis 20 July 2008 14 weeks ago 3 -
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Adult male Puerto Bemberg, Misiones Province, Argentina
(ssp chrysochloros)
Nacho Areta 25 November 2009 14 weeks ago 3
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