Amazonian Black-throated Trogon

Trogon rufus Gmelin, JF, 1788

Amazonian Black-throated Trogon, Trogon rufus, is a trogon of South America’s Amazonia, breeding from south Colombia and southern and eastern Venezuela through the Guianas, eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru to northern, western and east-central Brazil. It was first described by Gmelin in 1788. The species is known for the contrast between the sexes, with adults showing different plumages. The male has a black throat, while the female is mainly brown above. The bill also varies between the sexes, and young birds are duller than adults.

Order

Trogoniformes

Family

Trogonidae — Trogons

Breeding range

South America: Amazonia from se Colombia and s, e Venezuela, the Guianas, e Ecuador, e Peru and n, w, ec Brazil