Ecuadorian Trogon

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Ecuadorian Trogon
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
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
Synonyms^[2]
Trogon melanurus mesurus

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.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Trogon mesurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ Trogon mesurus on Avibase

South American Classification Committee (2008). Recognize Trogon mesurus as a separate species from Trogon melanurus (2).

v t e Trogons (order: Trogoniformes · family: Trogonidae)

Genus	Species

Apaloderma	Narina Trogon Bare-cheeked Trogon Bar-tailed Trogon

Apalharpactes	Javan Trogon Sumatran Trogon

Harpactes	Malabar Trogon Red-naped Trogon Diard's Trogon Philippine Trogon Whitehead's Trogon Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Scarlet-rumped Trogon Red-headed Trogon Orange-breasted Trogon Ward's Trogon

Priotelus	Cuban Trogon Hispaniolan Trogon

Trogon	Black-headed Trogon Citreoline Trogon White-tailed Trogon Baird's Trogon Violaceous Trogon Gartered Trogon Mountain Trogon White-eyed Trogon Collared Trogon Elegant Trogon Orange-bellied Trogon Masked Trogon Black-throated Trogon Surucua Trogon Blue-crowned Trogon Black-tailed Trogon Green-backed Trogon Ecuadorian Trogon Slaty-tailed Trogon Lattice-tailed Trogon

Euptilotis	Eared Quetzal

Pharomachrus	Resplendent Quetzal Crested Quetzal White-tipped Quetzal Golden-headed Quetzal Pavonine Quetzal

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