Birds › Trogons
Black-headed Trogon
Trogon melanocephalus
24 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
Citreoline TrogonTrogon citreolus
Green-backed TrogonTrogon viridis
White-tailed TrogonTrogon chionurus
Graceful Black-throated TrogonTrogon tenellus
Guianan TrogonTrogon violaceus
Brown JayCyanocorax morio
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 2,203 |
|---|---|
| Quintana Roo | 1,208 |
| Costa Rica | 805 |
| Provincia Guanacaste | 410 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 270 |
| Yucatan | 254 |
| Provincia Puntarenas | 238 |
| Campeche | 227 |
| Chiapas | 154 |
| Provincia Alajuela | 141 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.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 Black-headed Trogon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.