Ecuadorian Trogon | |
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Conservation status | |
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Trogoniformes |
Family: | Trogonidae |
Genus: | Trogon |
Species: | T. mesurus |
Binomial name | |
Trogon mesurus (Cabanis and Heine), 1862-1863 |
The Ecuadorian Trogon (Trogon mesurus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is found in deciduous and semi-humid forest and woodland in western Ecuador and far north-western Peru. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Black-tailed Trogon, which it resembles, except for its white eyes.