Hispaniolan Trogon

The Hispaniolan Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is the national bird of Haiti. It is found on the island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and what is now heavily degraded forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It has been sighted in the upper altitudes in the forests of Haiti's mountain ranges and is confined to several areas in the country's protected areas.

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Original source: Alfonso Lomba
Author: Alfonso Lomba

The Hispaniolan Trogon is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is the national bird of Haiti. It is found on the island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and what is now heavily degraded forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. More

The Hispaniolan Trogon is one of two species restricted to the islands of the Caribbean The majority of trogons are birds of tropical and subtropical forests. They have a cosmopolitan distribution in the worlds wet tropics, being found in the Americas, Africa and Asia. A few species are distributed into the temperate zone, with one species, the Elegant Trogon, reaching the south of the United States specifically southern Arizona and the surrounding area. More

a hispaniolan trogon, the national bird of Haiti. Painting a sweet symbol like this cute bird helped to fill up my heart with love and send it to the brothers and sisters in that country, who are passing through that terrible probation. More

Hispaniolan Trogon (Temnotrogon roseigaster) = French: Trogon damoiseau German: Rosentrogon Spanish: Trogón de la Española Taxonomy: Trogon roseigaster Vieillot, 1817, Santo Domingo. Often placed in genus Priotelus, but shows significant differences from P. temnurus in bill pattern, plumage coloration and some morphological features. Monotypic. Distribution: Hispaniola. More

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Order : Trogoniformes
Family : Trogonidae
Genus : Priotelus
Species : roseigaster
Authority : (Vieillot, 1817)