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Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans

Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Trogoniformes
AOU, 1886
Family:Trogonidae
Lesson, 1828
Genera


Apaloderma
Euptilotis
Harpactes
Pharomachrus
Priotelus
Trogon
The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. Alternatively, they might constitute a member of the basal radiation of the order Coraciiformes (Johansson & Ericson, 2003). The word "trogon" is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests.

Trogons are residents of tropical forests worldwide, with the greatest diversity in Central and in South America. The genus Apaloderma contains the few African species, and Harpactes the Asian. The rest are neotropical.

They feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons do not migrate.

Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage. They nest in holes in trees or termite nests, laying white or pastel coloured eggs.

Trogons in the genera Pharomachrus and Euptilotis are called "quetzals".

Species list

References

  • Johansson, Ulf S. & Ericson, Per G. P. (2003): Molecular support for a sister group relationship between Pici and Galbulae (Piciformes sensu Wetmore 1960). Journal of Avian Biology 34: 185–197. PDF fulltext

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T. elegans

Binomial name
Trogon elegans
Gould, 1834

The Elegant Trogon, Trogon elegans, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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The American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) an ornithological organization in the USA. Unlike the National Audubon Society, its members are primarily professional ornithologists rather than amateur birders.
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René Primevère Lesson (March 20, 1794 - April 28, 1849) was a French surgeon and naturalist.

Lesson was born at Rochefort, and at the age of sixteen he entered the Naval Medical School there.
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Euptilotis
Gould, 1858

Species: E. neoxenus

Binomial name
Euptilotis neoxenus
(Gould, 1838)

The Eared Quetzal (
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Harpactes

Species: H. fasciatus

Binomial name
Harpactes fasciatus
(Pennant, 1769)



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Quetzals are strikingly colored birds of the trogon family (Trogonidae) found in tropical regions of the Americas.

The word "quetzal" was originally used for just the Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno
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Priotelus

Priotelus is a genus of bird in the Trogonidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster)
  • Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus)

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Trogon
Brisson, 1760

Trogon is a genus of near passerine birds in the trogon family. Its members occur in New World woodlands from southeastern Arizona to Argentina.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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order (Latin: ordo, plural ordines) is a rank between class and family (termed a taxon at that rank). The superorder is a rank between class and order. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Coraciiformes
Forbes, 1884

Families

Alcedinidae
Brachypteraciidae
Bucerotidae (disputed)
Cerylidae
Coraciidae
Halcyonidae
Meropidae
Momotidae
Phoeniculidae
Todidae
Upupidae
For prehistoric taxa, see text.
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Writing system: Greek alphabet 
Official status
Official language of:  Greece
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recognised as minority language in parts of:
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Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area.
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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.4% of its land area) and, with almost 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population.
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In biogeography, Neotropic or Neotropical refers to one of the world's eight terrestrial ecozones.

This ecozone includes South and Central America, the Mexican lowlands, the Caribbean islands, and southern Florida, because these regions share a large number of plant
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Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders
Subclass Apterygota
* Archaeognatha (bristletails)
* Thysanura (silverfish)
Subclass Pterygota
* Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic)

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fruit has different meanings depending on context. In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and surrounding tissues.
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Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Migrations include movements of varied distances made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather.
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Quetzals are strikingly colored birds of the trogon family (Trogonidae) found in tropical regions of the Americas.

The word "quetzal" was originally used for just the Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno
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A. narina

Binomial name
Apaloderma narina
(Stephens, 1815)

The Narina Trogon, Apaloderma narina, is a medium-sized (up to 34cm long) largely green bird of the Trogonidae family.
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A. aequatoriale

Binomial name
Apaloderma aequatoriale
Sharpe, 1901

The Bare-cheeked Trogon (Apaloderma aequatoriale) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.
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A. vittatum

Binomial name
Apaloderma vittatum
Shelley, 1882

The Bar-tailed Trogon (Apaloderma vittatum) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.
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