Birds of Brazil


Atlantic Black-throated Trogon (Trogon chrysochloros chrysochloros) Male Iguazu National Park, Argentina
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Atlantic Black-throated Trogon (Trogon chrysochloros chrysochloros) Male Intervales, Brazil
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Atlantic Black-throated Trogon (Trogon chrysochloros chrysochloros) Female Intervales, Brazil
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Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris collaris) Male Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
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Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) Female Minga Ecolodge, Cali, Colombia
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Generally found below 1800 m.
A Andean male.
An unusual orange-bellied individual reminiscent of the Orange-bellied Trogon in Costa Rica that was lumped with the Collared Trogon.


Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui behni) Male Botanical Gardens, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui) Male Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil
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Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui) Female Botanical Gardens, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus) Male Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia The back is reflective dark blue/green, and back of tail is blue.
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Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus melanurus) Female Manaus, Brazil
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A large trogon generally seen higher in the canopy than other trogon species.
Male from back.


Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus temperatus) Male San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador
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Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus temperatus) Female Tandayapa Lodge, Ecuador
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Found at over 1800m in most of the Andes. Compare to Collared Trogon found at lower altitudes; on male note more finely barred tail with bigger white patches.
Mating.
Male from front.


Amazonian Trogon (Trogon ramonianus) Male Reserva Natural Escondite, Putumayo, Colombia
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Amazonian Trogon (Trogon ramonianus ramonianus) Female Reserva Natural Escondite, Putumayo, Colombia Note broken eye-ring.
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A smaller trogon, and closely related to the Gartered Trogon. Note, like Gartered, the male has yellow eye-ring, and female has eye-ring broken at the top and/or bottom.
Male from back.


Amazonian Black-throated Trogon (Trogon rufus rufus) Female Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname
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Surucua Trogon (Trogon surrucura aurantius) Male REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Surucua Trogon (Trogon surrucura aurantius) Male Nova Friburgo, Brazil
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Surucua Trogon (Trogon surrucura surrucura) Female San Martin Resort Gardens, Iguazu, Brazil
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Two subspecies: birds further north are more orange, while southern birds are more red. Males have a white tail, while females are grey with a black and white tail. The orange race male is similar to the Green-backed Trogon also present but rare in the Atlantic rainforest, but yellow eye ring seems to be a sure way to identify, as is more orange colored breast. Female has a different tail pattern.


Guianan Trogon (Trogon violaceus) Male Manaus, Brazil
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Guianan Trogon (Trogon violaceus) Female Manaus, Brazil
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A small trogon similar to Gartered Trogon and Amazonian Trogon. Male has yellow eye-ring and female has blue-grey eye-ring broken at the top and bottom.


Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis) Male
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Green-backed Trogon (Trogon viridis) Female Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Generally the most common trogon in its range.
Male from front.
Additional photo.