ABOUT THIS SPECIES
BLACK-HEADED TROGON – (Species Account Weblog #101)
TAXONOMIC TREE:
- ORDER: Trogoniformes,
- FAMILY: Trogonidae, Trogons
- BINOMIAL NAME: Trogon melanocephalus
This lovely yellow-bellied trogon is present in open forests from southern Mexico south and east by Central America to northwestern Costa Rica. It simply is distinguished by its strong black upperparts, black tail with broad white tricks to the outer rectrices, and darkish eye with a pale blue eye ring. (from Birds of the World)
SIMILAR SPECIES
Simply distinguished from all different yellow-bellied trogons by 1) strong black tail feathers broadly tipped with white (not barred); and a pair of) darkish iris with pale blue eyering.
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
PERSONAL OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
In Costa Rica we noticed 1 Black-headed Trogon close to Espiritu Santo, Mata de Limón, Puntarenas.
PHOTO GALLERY
**A few of these Picture Gallery photos (all taken by me) have been taken in different close by international locations.
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