Blue-crowned Trogon
Trogon curucui
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderTrogoniformes (Trogons and Quetzals)
- FamilyTrogonidae (Trogons)
- GenusTrogon (New World Trogons)
- SpeciesTrogon curucui (Blue-crowned Trogon)
About the Blue-crowned Trogon
The blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a blue head with an orange orbital ring, a red belly with a narrow white breastband and a green back. The female differs in having a grey head, a grey back and a broken white eye-ring.
The blue-crowned trogon was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other trogons in the genus Trogon and coined the binomial name Trogon curucui. Linnaeus based his description on the "Curucui" that had been described and illustrated in 1648 by the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave in his book Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. The name "Curucui" and the specific epithet are derived from Surucui, a word from the extinct Brazilian Tupi language for a small bird. A 2008 molecular phylogenetic study of the genus Trogon found that the blue-crowned trogon was sister to the yellow-bellied Guianan trogon (T. violaceus).
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Recent sightings of Blue-crowned Trogon in Cordillera Azul National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-crowned Trogon in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Trogon sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 108 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-crowned Trogon in Cordillera Azul National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blue-crowned Trogon in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.