Orange-bellied trogon explained

The orange-bellied trogon (Trogon collaris aurantiiventris) is a subspecies of the collared trogon in the family Trogonidae. It is now usually considered as a morph of the collared trogon, but was previously sometimes treated as a separate species.[1] [2] It is found in the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and Panama.

Description

It measures 26cm (10inches) long. The back, head and breast of the male are green, and a white line separates the breast from the orange underparts. The undertail is white with black barring, and the wings are black, vermiculated with white. The female has a brown back, head and breast, a relatively uniform undertail (not clearly barred), and underparts that are slightly paler than in the male. It is distinguished from the collared trogon by belly colour alone.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Notes and References

  1. DaCosta . J.M. . Klicka . J. . 2008 . The Great American Interchange in birds: a phylogenetic perspective with the genus Trogon . Molecular Ecology . 17 . 5 . 1328–1343 . 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03647.x . 18302692 . 2008MolEc..17.1328D . 25090736 .
  2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Mousebirds, trogons, Cuckoo Roller . World Bird List Version 9.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 9 April 2019 .