Masked Trogon
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The Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in tropical or subtropical moist montane forest in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.[1]
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[edit] Taxonomy
There are eight recognized subspecies of Masked Trogon:[2]
- T. p. assimilis is found subtropical western Ecuador.
- T. p. duidae is found on Mount Duida in the tepuis region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are reddish-bronze on the back.
- T. p. personatus is found in the subtropical mountains of western Venezuela, eastern Colombia and eastern Peru; males of this subspecies are glossy green above.
- T. p. ptaritepui is found in the tepui region of southern Venezuela; males of this subspecies are golden-green on the back.
- T. p. roraimae is found on Auyantepui and Mount Roraima, on the border between Venezuela and Guyana.
- T. p. sanctamartae is found in the Santa Marta Mountains of northeastern Colombia.
- T. p. submontanus is found in the Andes foothills in Bolivia.
- T. p. temperatus is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
[edit] Description
The Masked Trogon is a mid-sized trogon, averaging 10.5 inches (27 cm) in length and 2 ounces (57 g) in mass. Like all trogons, it is sexually-dimorphic. The male is variously glossy green, reddish-bronze or golden-green above (depending on the subspecies), with a similarly colored chest edged by a narrow white band, and a red lower breast and belly. The female is brown above, with a pinkish to red belly and breast; the white band separating brown and red on her underside is often either narrow or obscured.[3]
[edit] Behavior
[edit] Feeding
Like all trogons, the Masked Trogon feeds on both fruits and insects.[3]
[edit] Breeding
The Masked Trogon excavates a cavity nest in the soft wood of a rotting vertical tree trunk.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2004). Trogon personatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: A Checklist, 5th edition, Robertsbridge, West Sussex: Pica Press. ISBN 1-873403-93-3.
- ^ a b Hilty, Steven L. (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm, 439-440. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.
- ^ Greeney, Harold F.; Kimberly S. Sheldon and José Simbaña (Spring 2008). "Observations on the hatchlings, eggs and incubation of the Masked Trogon Trogon personatus in eastern Ecuador". Cotinga: 82-84.
[edit] External links
- Masked Trogon videos from Handbook of Birds of the World's Internet Bird Collection
- Masked Trogon photos from the Academy of Natural Sciences's Visual Resources for Ornithology department
- Masked Trogon sounds from sound repository xeno-canto.org
