Surucua Trogon

Trogon surrucura Vieillot, 1817

Trogonidae — Trogons

Surucua Trogon, Trogon surrucura, is a bird of south-eastern South America in the trogon family. It occurs in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, with the nominate form ranging from eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina into Uruguay and as far north as south-eastern Tocantins in Brazil. A second form is confined to east-central and eastern Brazil from Bahia to São Paulo. It lives in the middle layers of mature and well-grown secondary forest and in semideciduous woodland, and the Brazilian form is often linked with bamboo.

Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae — Trogons
Breeding range: South America: se

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in Brazil 1, Argentina 1

Five-Day Itatiaia Atlantic Forest Endemics Tour

Brazil / Sao Paulo Group tour 5 days

A five-day birding journey from São Paulo into Itatiaia National Park, combining feeder watching, mid-elevation forest and highland special...

Route 101 Atlantic Forest Birding Tour

Argentina / Puerto Iguazu Private tour 1 day

A private birding day along 30 kilometres of unpaved Route 101 through Iguazú National Park, with stops and short forest walks....