Cuban Trogon

Cuban Trogon
In Camaguey Province, Cuba
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Priotelus
Species: P. temnurus
Binomial name
Priotelus temnurus
(Temminck, 1825)

The Cuban Trogon or Tocororo (Priotelus temnurus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Cuba, where it is also the national bird. Its natural habitats are dry forests, moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2009). Priotelus temnurus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2010-12-27.

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