Blue-crowned Trogon
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Trogon curucui Linnaeus, 1766 |
The Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
[edit] Range in South America, Amazon Basin
The Blue-crowned Trogon's range in South America is the southwestern and southeastern quadrants of the Amazon Basin with the northern limit being the Amazon River. The range continues beyond the Amazon Basin south to northern Argentina and Paraguay, and eastwards to eastern coastal Brazil as far south as northern Espírito Santo state; a third of the species range is outside the Amazon Basin.
[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Trogon curucui. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Blue-crowned Trogon videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo-Medium Res(dorsal view); Article arthurgrosset Photo no. 2 of 2--(High Res)
- Photo-High Res; Article geometer—"Photos from Brazil"
- Photo-Medium/~High Res; Article christinevadai