Trogons (Trogonidae)
Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui) - HBW 6, p. 121
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 Enlarge map
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A close front view of a male standing on a branch Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 4.7 -
An adult male opening its bill Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A male moulting the tail Locality Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 2004 5 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A male making the nest on an arboreal termite mound Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp peruvianus)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 44 sec 4.3 -
Dorsal view of a male looking around for prey. Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp behni)
Mark Andrews 7 September 2010 50 weeks ago 57 sec 4 -
Two males in the same tree Locality Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp behni)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2005 5 years ago 33 sec 3.7
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A bird perching on the branch
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 11 August 2010 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male perched on a branch.
Locality Embiara Lodge, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp behni)
Carmelo López 14 November 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
Adult female sitting on a secropia leaf-stem, close to the town Villa Tunari.
Locality Carrasco National Park, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia (ssp peruvianus )
Pia Öberg 6 September 2009 23 weeks ago 3.6 -
A male perched.
Locality Caucaia, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp curucui)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2008 2 years ago 3 -
A bird, just catched
Locality Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Rainer Mönke 18 October 1999 1 year ago 2.8 -
A female perched near Colorado's clay lick. Una hembra posada en una rama, cerca de la Collpa de Colorado.
Locality Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
José M. Formentí 1 August 1999 39 weeks ago 2.5
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Alarm calls Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp peruvianus)
Bradley Davis 30 March 2004 2 years ago 3
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