Trogons (Trogonidae) - HBW 6
Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)
French: Trogon couroucou
German: Blauscheiteltrogon
Spanish: Trogón Curucuí
Taxonomy: Trogon Curucui Linnaeus, 1766, Mexico, Brazil, Peru = Brazil.
Possibly closest to T. mexicanus, T. elegans, T. collaris, T. personatus and T. rufus; DNA studies suggest, however, that nearest relatives may be T. violaceus and T. viridis. Formerly current name variegatus is a junior synonym of curucui, whereas bolivianus is a synonym of peruvianus. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- peruvianus Swainson, 1838 - foot of E Andes from Colombia S to NW Bolivia (R Beni), and E to NC Brazil (R Tapajós).
- curucui Linnaeus, 1766 - C & E Brazil.
- behni Gould, 1875 - E Bolivia, SW Brazil, Paraguay and N Argentina.
- Least Concern
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A male making the nest on an arboreal termite mound Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 44 sec 4.8 -
A close front view of a male standing on a branch Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 44 sec 4.6 -
An adult male opening its bill Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 2 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
A male moulting the tail Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 2004 3 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A female perched on a branch Salta Province, Argentina (ssp behni)
Max Roth 31 January 2002 4 years ago 37 sec 3.8 -
Two males in the same tree Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (ssp behni)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2005 3 years ago 33 sec 3.7
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A male perched. Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil (ssp curucui)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2008 39 weeks ago 3
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Alarm calls Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil
(ssp peruvianus)
Bradley Davis 30 March 2004 14 weeks ago 3
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