Trogons (Trogonidae)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) - HBW 6, p. 118
French: Trogon masqué
German: Maskentrogon
Spanish: Trogón Enmascarado
Other common names: Highland Trogon (temperatus)
Taxonomy: Trogon personata Gould, 1842, Choachí (1996 m), Colombia.
Possibly closest to T. mexicanus, T. elegans, T. collaris, T. rufus and T. curucui; DNA studies suggest that middle three of these may be nearest relatives. Nine subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sanctaemartae Zimmer, 1948 - N Colombia (Santa Marta massif).
- personatus Gould, 1842 - subtropical montane zones of N Colombia and W Venezuela, and C & E Andes of Colombia S to E Peru.
- assimilis Gould, 1846 - W Andes of Colombia, W Ecuador and NW Peru.
- sanctaemartae Zimmer, 1948 - N Colombia (Santa Marta massif).
- personatus Gould, 1842 - subtropical montane zones of N Colombia and W Venezuela, and C & E Andes of Colombia S to E Peru.
- assimilis Gould, 1846 - W Andes of Colombia, W Ecuador and NW Peru.
- temperatus (Chapman, 1923) - humid temperate zone of C & E Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.
- duidae Chapman, 1929 - SC Venezuela (Amazonas and NW Bolívar).
- ptaritepui Zimmer & Phelps, Sr., 1946 - SE Bolívar on Ptaritepui and others.
- roraimae (Chapman, 1929) - SE Bolívar on various cerros, and Roraiman part of Guyana.
- heliothrix Tschudi, 1844 - temperate zone of Peru.
- submontanus Todd, 1943 - Andes of SE Peru (Puno) and Bolivia (including Chuquisaca).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A lateral view of a female perched and flying away Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp assimilis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 15 sec 4.9 -
A male on a branch, looking to the camera and flying away Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp assimilis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 28 sec 4.9 -
A ventral close view of a male, looking down Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp assimilis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 4.8 -
A ventral view and then a dorsal view of a female Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp sanctaemartae)
Josep del Hoyo 8 February 2007 5 years ago 35 sec 4.8 -
A female resting in a tree, looking around Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp assimilis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 41 sec 4.7 -
A lateral view of a female perched and flying away Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp assimilis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 31 sec 4.7
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On a branch
Locality Guango Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp personatus)
Guy Poisson 3 November 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Clinging to a small branch next to the Bellavista parking lot.
Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Lee Hunter 10 June 2007 14 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult male on a branch.
Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Ian Maton 4 February 2011 2 years ago 4.4 -
Male calling
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
Dubi Shapiro 29 December 2008 1 year ago 4.4 -
Dorsal view of a female perched in a tree.
Locality Coroico, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp submontanus)
Joe Tobias 24 October 2006 22 weeks ago 4.3 -
Pearched male
Locality Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve, Ecuador
Libor Vaicenbacher 1 year ago 4.2
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Calls from a male. Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp assimilis)
Nick Athanas 1 January 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Male call. Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia
(ssp sanctaemartae)
herve jacob 23 January 2013 9 weeks ago 0
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