Atlantic black-throated trogon
Adult male in São Paulo, Brazil
Adult female

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)(as a species complex)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Trogon
Species:
T. chrysochloros
Binomial name
Trogon chrysochloros
Pelzeln, 1856

The Atlantic black-throated trogon (Trogon chrysochloros) is a bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae that is found in southeastern South America.

Details

It breeds in lowlands of eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.[2] It has a yellow belly, pale blue eyerings and a yellow bill. Like all trogons, the Atlantic black-throated trogon has distinct sexual dimorphism. The male has a greenish-blue upperpart, while the female has a brown one.[3] It was previously considered conspecific with other black-throated trogons.[2] The species epithet chrysochloros derives from the Greek χρυσος/khrusos means gold, and χλωρος/khlōros means green.[3]

Two subspecies are recognised:[2]

  • T. c. muriciensis Dickens, Bitton, Bravo & Silviera, 2021, northeastern Brazil (Alagoas)
  • T. c. chrysochloros Pelzeln, 1856, eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina

See also

Black-throated trogon (disambiguation)

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Trogon rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682810A92961740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682810A92961740.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 International Ornithologists' Union. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela (eds.). "IOC World Bird List 14.1" (xlsx). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. 1 2 J. van Dort; P. Pyle (2023). "Atlantic Black-throated Trogon (Trogon chrysochloros), version 1.0". In T. S. Schulenberg; M. A. Bridwell (eds.). Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.bkttro4.01.
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