Slaty-tailed Trogon

It is a resident of the canopy and higher levels of damp tropical forests, but comes lower in adjacent semi-open areas. It nests 3 to 15 m high in an occupied termite nest or decaying tree trunk, with a typical clutch of three white or bluish-white eggs laid in a chamber reached by an ascending tunnel. Both sexes excavate the nesting chamber.

The Slaty-tailed Trogon is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Slaty-tailed Trogon, Trogon massena, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. It breeds in lowlands from southeastern Mexico south through Central America, to Colombia, and a small region of northwestern Ecuador. It is a resident of the canopy and higher levels of damp tropical forests, but comes lower in adjacent semi-open areas. More

Slaty-tailed Trogons feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Description Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. They typically perch upright and motionless. Trogons have distinctive male and female plumages, with soft, often colourful, feathers. This species is about 30cm long and weighs 145 g. More

The slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena) is one of 40 species of trogons with similarly compact bodies, arboreal habits and colorful plumages. Most are sedate and characteristically perch upright, with the tail almost vertically downward. The flight is typically undulating, with brief spurts of rapid wing beats, and is silent. The birds perch in one location, rarely hopping or stepping from branch to branch; the feet are small and appropriate only for stationary perching. More

Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena = Described by: Gould (1838) Alternate common name(s): Massena Trogon, Chapman's Trogon Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Semaphore Hill Road, Soberania National Park, Panama - Jan 18, 2004 More

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Ecuadorian Trogon • Slaty-tailed Trogon • Lattice-tailed Trogon Euptilotis Eared Quetzal Pharomachrus Resplendent Quetzal • Crested Quetzal • White-tipped Quetzal • Golden-headed Quetzal • Pavonine Quetzal Stub icon This Trogoniformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v • d • e Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia. More

The Slaty-tailed Trogon, Trogon massena, is a near passerine bird in the trogon family, Trogonidae. Slaty-tailed Trogons feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. The attached images where taken not long ago in the Soberania National Park in Panama along the Pipeline Road where you can see them often. More