Priotelus
| Priotelus | |
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| Cuban trogon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Trogoniformes |
| Family: | Trogonidae |
| Genus: | Priotelus G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Species | |
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P. temnurus | |
Priotelus is a genus of birds in the trogon family. It contains two species:
- Cuban trogon or tocororo, Priotelus temnurus, endemic to the Caribbean island of Cuba
- Hispaniolan trogon, Priotelus roseigaster, on the island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic.
References
- American Ornithologists' Union. Check-list of North American Birds - Trogoniformes. Accessed on April 17, 2009.
- BirdLife International 2004. Priotelus temnurus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.