Trogons (Trogonidae)
Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena) - HBW 6, p. 121
French: Trogon de Masséna
German: Schieferschwanztrogon
Spanish: Trogón Grande
Other common names: Massena Trogon; Chapman’s Trogon (australis)
Taxonomy: Trogon massena Gould, 1838, Mexico.
Perhaps most closely related to T. melanurus, T. clathratus and T. comptus. Race australis sometimes placed with T. melanurus; alternatively, when race macroura of latter is treated as full species, australis is sometimes considered a race of that. Race hoffmanni intergrades with nominate in N and with australis in S; this race is not well defined and possibly invalid. Three subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- massena Gould, 1838 - Caribbean slope of SE Mexico (E from Veracruz), Belize, N Guatemala, N Honduras, and both slopes in Nicaragua.
- hoffmanni (Cabanis & Heine, 1863) - Costa Rica (not dry NW) and Panama.
- australis (Chapman, 1915) - W Colombia and NW Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male perched and looking around. Locality Hotel Villa Lapas, Jaco, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp hoffmanni)
Richard Garrigues 11 July 2012 41 weeks ago 24 sec 4.6 -
A female perched with a fruit in her beak. Locality La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp massena)
Richard Garrigues 4 July 2012 41 weeks ago 19 sec 4.4 -
Dorsal view of a male swallowing a fruit. Locality Hotel Villa Lapas, Jaco, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp hoffmanni)
Richard Garrigues 12 July 2012 41 weeks ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A male perched and catching a cecropia fruit in flight, returning to the same branch. Locality Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp hoffmanni)
Alex García · Videoaves 10 July 2010 2 years ago 36 sec 4.4 -
Male perched and calling Locality Mayflower Bocawina National Park, Stann Creek District, Belize (ssp massena)
Wayne Hall 2 March 2008 3 years ago 1 min 10 sec 4.3 -
Perched female Locality Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama Province, Panama (ssp hoffmanni)
Desmond Allen 28 January 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 4
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Front view of a female.
Locality Old Gamboa road, Panama Province, Panama (ssp hoffmanni)
Ken Havard 6 February 2009 32 weeks ago 4.2 -
bird perching on a lower branch beside the road and calling - rainy day
Locality Achiote Road, Colón Province, Panama
Thore Noernberg 5 May 2012 43 weeks ago 3.8 -
One female perched in a vine
Locality El Cantil Lodge, Nuquí, Choco Department, Colombia (ssp australis)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 21 September 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Female perched on a branch.
Locality Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama Province, Panama
Alexandra Dennis 8 December 2012 19 weeks ago 3.7 -
Bird perching on a lower tree and calling - rainy day
Locality Achiote Road, Colón Province, Panama
Thore Noernberg 5 May 2012 43 weeks ago 3.6 -
Slaty-tailed Trogon (male)
Locality Panama
Joel Hedgpeth 2 March 2007 3 years ago 3.5
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Calls from a male. Locality Humedal del Yalare Protected Forest, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp australis)
Nick Athanas 4 April 2007 3 years ago 4
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