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White-tailed Trogon
Trogon chionurus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Gartered Violaceous TrogonTrogon caligatus
Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Panama | 261 |
|---|---|
| Colón Province | 179 |
| Colombia | 148 |
| Ecuador | 105 |
| Pichincha | 82 |
| Antioquia | 57 |
| Provincia de Darién | 44 |
| Chocó | 39 |
| Valle del Cauca | 35 |
| Provincia de Panamá | 27 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- Fruit eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fruit.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Trogons and Quetzals · Trogoniformes |
| Family | Trogons · Trogonidae |
| Genus | New World Trogons · Trogon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise White-tailed Trogon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.