Trogons (Trogonidae)
Surucua Trogon (Trogon surrucura) - HBW 6, p. 121
French: Trogon surucua
German: Surucuatrogon
Spanish: Trogón Surucuá
Other common names: Orange-breasted(!)/Brazilian Trogon (aurantius)
Taxonomy: Trogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817, Paraguay.
May possibly be related to the superspecies that includes T. viridis, T. bairdii, T. citreolus and T. melanocephalus. Race aurantius has sometimes been considered a separate species, but it intergrades with the nominate race in the Rio de Janeiro area of SE Brazil. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aurantius Spix, 1824 - EC & SE Brazil (S to N São Paulo).
- surrucura Vieillot, 1817 - E Paraguay and NE Argentina E to SE Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul); probably also S into Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female ejecting a pellet and flying away Locality Campos do Jordao, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp surrucura)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2005 4 years ago 45 sec 4.8 -
A male on a branch, calling and flying away Locality Salto Encantado, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp surrucura)
Anna Motis 22 August 2004 5 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
Bird calligng Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp aurantius)
Ciro Albano 24 February 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 4.4 -
A male seen from below, singing and flying away Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp aurantius)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A male perching on a tree. Locality Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp surrucura)
German Pugnali 6 April 2007 3 years ago 14 sec 4.2 -
1 perching male Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 32 sec 4.2
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A male has caught an insect in the order Phasmatodea.
Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 6 November 2011 4 weeks ago 4.1 -
Male perched
Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp surrucura)
Horacio Luna 2 November 2011 13 weeks ago 3.9 -
Trogon surrucura
Locality Passos Maia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Glauco Kohler 13 August 2008 10 weeks ago 3.6 -
A female perched on a tree.
Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 6 November 2011 4 weeks ago 3.5 -
Surucua Trogon (Trogon surrucura)
Locality São Paulo State, Brazil
Willian Menq 1 year ago 3.5 -
On a branch
Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina
oleicfrisbee 35 weeks ago 3
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Call. Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
(ssp aurantius)
Nick Athanas 14 April 2005 2 years ago 4 -
In the forest gallery of the Paraná river. Locality Puerto Piracuacito, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
(ssp surrucura)
Martin Manassero 30 December 2011 6 weeks ago 3.5
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