Black-tailed Trogon

Black-tailed Trogon

Trogon melanurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Darién National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
6 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
8 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
9 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
10 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
12 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
13 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
15 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
17 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
18 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
19 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Trogon in Darién National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Trogon sighting in Darién National Park, based on 1246 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-tailed Trogon in Darién National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Trogon in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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