Green-backed Trogon
Trogon viridis
Silhouette: Keith Murdock (photo), John E. McCormack, Michael G. Harvey, Brant C. Faircloth, Nicholas G. Crawford, Travis C. Glenn, Robb T. Brumfield & T. Michael Keesey · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderTrogoniformes (Trogons and Quetzals)
- FamilyTrogonidae (Trogons)
- GenusTrogon (New World Trogons)
- SpeciesTrogon viridis (Green-backed Trogon)
About the Green-backed Trogon
The green-backed trogon (Trogon viridis), also known as the Amazonian white-tailed trogon, is a bird in the trogon family Trogonidae. It is widely distributed across the Amazon rainforest with a disjunct population on the southeast coast of Brazil. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a yellow belly without a white breastband, a blue head with a pale-blue orbital eye-ring, a blue bill, a green back and a green tail that is mostly white below. The female is duller with a dark grey head, a dark grey back and some black barring beneath the tail.
The green-backed 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 viridis. Linnaeus based his description on "Le couroucou verd de Cayenne" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson.
The specific epithet viridis is the Latin word for "green". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. On the same page of his Systema Naturae Linnaeus introduced the binomial name Trogon... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Green-backed Trogon in Madidi 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 | 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 Madidi National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Trogon sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green-backed Trogon in Madidi National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Green-backed Trogon in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.