Green-backed Trogon
Trogon viridis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderTrogoniformes (Trogons and Quetzals)
- FamilyTrogonidae (Trogons)
- GenusTrogon (New World Trogons)
- SpeciesTrogon viridis (Green-backed Trogon)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 16 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green-backed Trogon in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Green-backed Trogon sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 1576 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green-backed Trogon in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Green-backed Trogon in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.