Biology:Priotelus

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Short description: Genus of birds


Priotelus
Cubaanse Trogon.jpg
Cuban trogon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Trogoniformes
Family: Trogonidae
Genus: Priotelus
G.R. Gray, 1840
Type species
Cuban trogonTrogon temnurus[1]
Temminck, 1825
Species

P. temnurus
P. roseigaster

Priotelus is a genus of birds in the trogon family endemic to Caribbean islands. It contains two species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster) (8082799519).jpg Priotelus roseigaster Hispaniolan trogon Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
Priotelus temnurus -Matanzas Province, Cuba-8.jpg Priotelus temnurus Cuban trogon, tocororo Cuba, Isla de la Juventud

References

Wikidata ☰ Q671643 entry