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What the Elegant Trogon sounds like
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This species is a medium-sized bird, measuring 28–30 centimetres (11–12 in) long and weighing 60–78 grams (2.1–2.8 oz) (average 68 grams (2.4 oz)). Like other trogons, elegant trogons display sexual dimorphism, where males and females have different plumages. Males are often brightly colored. They have red-orange lower chest and belly and metallic deep green back. They get their old name from the copper shade on their backsides. Their face and throat are a dark black and they have a white band going across the chest.
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When to see the Elegant Trogon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Elegant Trogon
The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Elegant Trogon
The elegant trogon, formerly considered as conspecific with the coppery-tailed trogon, is a species of bird in the trogon family Trogonidae that is native to Central America.
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Easily confused with
Amazonian Black-throated TrogonTrogon rufusLike most trogons, the Amazonian black-throated has distinctive male and female plumages with soft colorful feathers.
Surucua TrogonTrogon surrucuraThe nominate subspecies T. s. surrucura is 26 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in) long and weighs 56.3 to 78 g (2.0 to 2.8 oz).
Masked TrogonTrogon personatusThe masked trogon is a mid-sized trogon, averaging 27 cm (11 in) in length and 56 g (2.0 oz) in mass.
Side by side: Elegant Trogon vs Green-backed Trogon · Amazonian Black-throated Trogon vs Elegant Trogon · Elegant Trogon vs Surucua Trogon · Elegant Trogon vs Masked Trogon
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