Gartered Trogon
Trogon caligatus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderTrogoniformes (Trogons and Quetzals)
- FamilyTrogonidae (Trogons)
- GenusTrogon (New World Trogons)
- SpeciesTrogon caligatus (Gartered Trogon)
About the Gartered Trogon
The gartered violaceous trogon (Trogon caligatus), also known as the northern violaceous trogon, is a bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Mexico, all of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Until the early 2000s, what are now the gartered trogon and the Amazonian trogon (T. ramonianus) were considered subspecies of the violaceous trogon (T. violaceous). The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the Clements taxonomy, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS-SACC) have implemented the split making them separate species and renaming T. violaceous the Guianan trogon. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains them as subspecies. The classification schemes that treat the gartered trogon as a species assign three subspecies, the nominate T. c. caligatus, T. c. sallaei, and T. c. concinnus.
Most trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colorful, feathers. The gartered trogon is 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 38 to 57 g (1.3 to 2.0 oz). The nominate... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Gartered Trogon in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gartered Trogon in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gartered Trogon sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gartered Trogon in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?
February has the highest sighting rate for Gartered Trogon in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí in our monthly data.