Trogons (Trogonidae)
White-eyed Trogon (Trogon comptus) - HBW 6, p. 122
French: Trogon aux yeux blancs
German: Blauschwanztrogon
Spanish: Trogón Coliazul
Other common names: Blue-tailed Trogon(!)
Taxonomy: Trogon comptus Zimmer, 1948, Bahía de Málaga, Colombia.
Closest relatives possibly T. massena, T. melanurus and T. clathratus. Probably forms a parapatric species pair with T. melanurus. Superficial similarity to both T. massena and T. melanurus, combined with extensive sympatry, has led some authors to suggest that present species might perhaps be conspecific with some form currently placed within one or other of these two. Monotypic.
Distribution: W Colombia and NW Ecuador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male singing in a tree Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 8 years ago 33 sec 4.7 -
A male rummaging around in the root mass of a large epiphytic bromeliad Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Scott Olmstead 24 January 2008 5 years ago 42 sec 4.2 -
A female with a small lizard Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 31 sec 4 -
A male calling from a branch Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 24 February 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A female perched, then flying away Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 24 February 2007 5 years ago 10 sec 3.6 -
A male perched on a branch Locality Jocotoco Foundation’s Canandé Station, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 17 June 2005 6 years ago 40 sec 3.2
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A male perched at the forest edge.
Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Scott Olmstead 5 January 2008 3 years ago 4.5 -
A bird on a branch
Locality Nanegal, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 21 September 2012 21 weeks ago 3.8 -
Dorsal view of a male
Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Rodrigo Paez 28 May 2009 3 years ago 3
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Song. Locality San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 9 September 2001 3 years ago 3
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