Trogons (Trogonidae)
Mountain Trogon (Trogon mexicanus) - HBW 6, p. 117
French: Trogon montagnard
German: Bronzetrogon
Spanish: Trogón Mexicano
Other common names: Mexican Trogon
Taxonomy: Trogon Mexicanus Swainson, 1827, Temascáltepec, Mexico.
Possibly most closely related to T. elegans, T. collaris, T. personatus, T. rufus and T. curucui. Birds from Honduras sometimes separated as race lutescens, but apparently indistinguishable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- clarus Griscom, 1932 - NW Mexico.
- mexicanus Swainson, 1827 - W, E & S Mexico, S Guatemala, S Honduras and N El Salvador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched on a branch Locality Durango Highway, Mexico (Northern) (ssp clarus)
Paul Clarke 11 March 2001 3 years ago 22 sec 3.3 -
A male on a pine tree, singing and flying away. Locality San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp mexicanus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 April 2009 2 years ago 30 sec 2.3
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adult male with tick on face
Locality El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp mexicanus)
Michael Retter 1 April 2004 2 years ago 3
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A male singing. Locality San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp mexicanus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 April 2009 2 years ago 4
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