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.

See all 9 subspecies

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).