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Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)

Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)
Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)

About Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Trogons
  • Family: Trogons

The blue-crowned trogon is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, the quetzals and trogons. It is found in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. As with all trogons, this species is sexually dimorphic. The male has a blue head with an orange orbital ring, a red belly with a narrow white breastband and a green back. The female differs in having a grey head, a grey back and a broken white eye-ring.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2016-09-03

    Parque Nacional del Manu, Peru
    Image from 2016-09-03